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Life skills term 3 - cultures & religions Flashcards

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Why are many different types of people a good thing?

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We can all LEARN from each other and help to make South Africa a strong country by WORKING TOGETHER

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2
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How many official languages do we have in south Africa?

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11

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3
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List some traditional African cultures

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Xhosa
KhoiKhoi & San
Zulu
Ndebele
Sotho
Shangaan
Venda

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What are the key features of KhoiKhoi & San culture?

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Early artists (rock art)
Few few Khoisan people left
Hunting & tracking skills
Live in desert but moved around
Gathered food
Look after animals
Huts for homes

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What are the main features of Zulu culture?

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Fierce warriors (fought for king shaka)
Beadwork & baskets
Believe spirits of people who died have guided them & pray to ancestors
Evil spirits bring bad luck
Traditional healers use herbs

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What are the features of isixhosa culture?

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Clothes tell you ages & status
White clay in faces for make up & skin protection
Love ancient stories
Worship ancestors
Men look after cattle & fight with sticks
Women tend crops are home

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7
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How many xhosa people are there in South Africa

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8.3 million

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8
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How many Zulu people are there in South Africa?

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About 12 millions

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9
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What cultures came from Europe (with early settlers)?

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Holland - cape Dutch style homes
French - wine making
British - designed buildings, developed mines, Christian churches, schools and farms

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10
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How many white oriole are there in South Africa?

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4.5 millions

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11
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Who was a famous Zulu king?

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Shaka

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12
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What does a traditional healer do?

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Use herbs as medicine & pray to their ancestors

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13
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What is a culture?

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The customs or ways that different people live

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14
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What are ancestors

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Members if our family who have died (from a previous generation)

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15
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What is a menu?

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A list of type of food that is available

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16
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What is a moral?

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A lesson that we can learn

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17
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Where did South African Hindu people’s forefathers come from, and when?

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India
Over 100 years ago

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18
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What is Kwela?

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township jazz music

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19
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What is the Cape Minstrel Carnival?

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Celebration of the New Year in January by minstrels
- parade through Cape Town streets
- painting their faces
- wear brightly colour clothing
- playing banjos and singing
- waving parasols and dacing
- grouped in clubs that compete for prizes

Also called The Kaapse Klopse

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20
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What are some traditional South African foods?

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BRAAing meat & veg on open fire, usually includes entertaining family & friends
POTJIE = pots of meat & veg over fire
PAP
BOBOTIE
SOSATIES (like kebabs)
CHUTNEY (Mrs Balls)
Milk Tart
Koeksisters

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21
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Which traditional SA foods came from the early EUROPEAN settlers, combined with Cape Malay spices?

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Bobotie
Sosaties
Chutney

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22
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What do Cape Malays and Durban Indians use a lot of in their traditional cooking?

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Eastern spices

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23
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Which traditional SA foods are from Indian heritage

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samoosas & curries

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24
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what European countries did SA forefathers come from and bring their food traditions with them?

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italy, China, France, Greece, Portugal as well as Holland (dutch) and England (british)

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25
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What is a religion?

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when people believe in God and worship God in certain way

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26
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List the main 3 religions in South African in order

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Christianity
Traditional African religions
Islam (which is the Muslim faith)

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27
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List some religions practiced by smaller groups in South Africa?

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Hinduism
Judaism
Buddism
Baha’i faith

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28
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What is the main thing that Christians believe?

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Believe in one God that
- sent his son Jesus to earth to
- save people from punishment for things they do wrong by
- Jesus dying on the cross and rose from the dead

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29
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What do Christians believe the bible is?

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God’s Word to His people, which they need to study and follow it’s lessons

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30
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What is the name of the one God Islamic people believe in and what did he do?

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Allah, who gave a message to a holy man called Mohammed

31
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What do Traditional African religions believe?

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in a God who created the world and Nature Spirits who live in animals, water and the earth.

32
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What are the Nature Spirits in Traditional African religions?

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people who have died and are honoured, who talk to God to help the people still living on Earth

33
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What is Hinduism?

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religion of Indian people who believe
- in MANY GODS ruled over by one SUPREME GOD,
- God lives inside every people waiting to be discovered
- they will come back to earth in a different form when they die
- no one should harm living creatures and all animals and birds should be loved

34
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What teachings to Jewish people follow?

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The Hebrew bible called the TORAH

35
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What beliefs does Judaism have?

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belief in one God who wants people to treat each other fairly and lovingly because each person is made in God’s image

36
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What are the beliefs of Buddism?

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  • that there is no God
  • people themselves can bring about their own freedom
  • REINCARNATION = when someone dies, they are (re)born as someone else
37
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What do Buddists try to do?

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reach a special state called ENLIGHTENMENT (so they can stop being reborn)

38
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What is Baha’i ?

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A religion where followers believe in all religions and want people to be equal and unit.

39
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what is the most important task in the Baha’i religion ?

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teaching children spiritual lessons

40
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Where & when do most Christians come together to worship?

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Church services on Sundays
Some churches are big old buildings with stained glass windows
Some Christians meet in simple buildings and halls

41
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Do mean and women go to church together in Christian religion?

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Yes

42
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How often do Muslims pray?

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5 times a day

43
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How do Muslim people know when to pray?

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Called to prayer by a Bilal or Muezzin

44
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How do Muslims pray?

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face Mecca
each prayer is about 10 minutes
take of their shoes
knew down with
face on the ground
men & women pray separately

45
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What is a Muslim place of worship called?

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Mosque

46
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What is a Jewish place of worship called?

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a building called a SYNAGOGUE

47
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where in a synagogue do the women and girls sit?

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upstairs

48
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where in a synagogue do the men and boys sit?

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downstairs

49
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what is opposite the entrance to a synagogue in the entrance hall?

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a special cupboard contain the SCROLLS on which the TORAH is written

50
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What happens at the begining of a Jewish service?

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the Torah is carried to a special reading desk

51
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Who reads and explains the Torah?

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a rabbi

52
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Where do traditional African religions meet/worship/pray?

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they do not have a special place to meet etc but
- people often perform ceremonies NEAR their HOMES.
- many people go to the RURAL AREAS for important religious ceremonies

53
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What religions do many Africans belong to?

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VARIOUS religions that they choose to follow, some do not belong to any religion.
They see their CULTURE as their belief system

54
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what is very important to African Traditional faith?

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ancestors

55
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What do African cultures do when people die?

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they take STONES from the graves and put them in a special place next to the KRAAL, which become sacred places

56
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Where do most Hindu people worship?

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at home
they have a prayer place called a SHRINE with statues and pictures of gods and goddesses

57
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What special building can Hindus worship at?

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in a temple

58
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How do Hindu people worship?

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by lighting a little LAMP, burning INCENSE and offering flowers and food at their shrine EVERYDAY

59
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What is a Hindu holy person called?

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a priest

60
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what are rituals?

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ceremonies that we perform

61
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what are symbols (in religion)?

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a picture or design that is identified with a concept or religion

62
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what is the TANAKH and TORAH?

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The Jewish books of religion, which is the old testament of the bible in Hebrew

63
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What is the name of the Supreme God that Hindus believe in?

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Brahman who is a spirit

64
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What do most Hindu people not eat?

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meat

65
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Where do Muslims find the will of God, that they believe they must follow?

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in the Qu’ran

66
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Where was the Islamic prophet Mohammad born?

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Mecca in Saudi Arabia

67
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What teachings is the Baha’I faith based on?

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of Baha’u’llah who died in 1892

68
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why are ancestors important to Traditional African religion?

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they are the connection between the spiritual world and the believers

69
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What religion does this symbol represent?

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Hindu

70
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What religion does this symbol represent?

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Islam, the Muslim faith

71
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What religion does this symbol represent?

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Baha’i faith

72
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What religion does this symbol represent?

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Judaism

73
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What religion does this symbol represent?

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Buddhism

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