Life skills term 3 - cultures & religions Flashcards
Why are many different types of people a good thing?
We can all LEARN from each other and help to make South Africa a strong country by WORKING TOGETHER
How many official languages do we have in south Africa?
11
List some traditional African cultures
Xhosa
KhoiKhoi & San
Zulu
Ndebele
Sotho
Shangaan
Venda
What are the key features of KhoiKhoi & San culture?
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
What are the main features of Zulu culture?
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
What are the features of isixhosa culture?
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
How many xhosa people are there in South Africa
8.3 million
How many Zulu people are there in South Africa?
About 12 millions
What cultures came from Europe (with early settlers)?
Holland - cape Dutch style homes
French - wine making
British - designed buildings, developed mines, Christian churches, schools and farms
How many white oriole are there in South Africa?
4.5 millions
Who was a famous Zulu king?
Shaka
What does a traditional healer do?
Use herbs as medicine & pray to their ancestors
What is a culture?
The customs or ways that different people live
What are ancestors
Members if our family who have died (from a previous generation)
What is a menu?
A list of type of food that is available
What is a moral?
A lesson that we can learn
Where did South African Hindu people’s forefathers come from, and when?
India
Over 100 years ago
What is Kwela?
township jazz music
What is the Cape Minstrel Carnival?
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
What are some traditional South African foods?
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
Which traditional SA foods came from the early EUROPEAN settlers, combined with Cape Malay spices?
Bobotie
Sosaties
Chutney
What do Cape Malays and Durban Indians use a lot of in their traditional cooking?
Eastern spices
Which traditional SA foods are from Indian heritage
samoosas & curries
what European countries did SA forefathers come from and bring their food traditions with them?
italy, China, France, Greece, Portugal as well as Holland (dutch) and England (british)
What is a religion?
when people believe in God and worship God in certain way
List the main 3 religions in South African in order
Christianity
Traditional African religions
Islam (which is the Muslim faith)
List some religions practiced by smaller groups in South Africa?
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddism
Baha’i faith
What is the main thing that Christians believe?
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
What do Christians believe the bible is?
God’s Word to His people, which they need to study and follow it’s lessons
What is the name of the one God Islamic people believe in and what did he do?
Allah, who gave a message to a holy man called Mohammed
What do Traditional African religions believe?
in a God who created the world and Nature Spirits who live in animals, water and the earth.
What are the Nature Spirits in Traditional African religions?
people who have died and are honoured, who talk to God to help the people still living on Earth
What is Hinduism?
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
What teachings to Jewish people follow?
The Hebrew bible called the TORAH
What beliefs does Judaism have?
belief in one God who wants people to treat each other fairly and lovingly because each person is made in God’s image
What are the beliefs of Buddism?
- that there is no God
- people themselves can bring about their own freedom
- REINCARNATION = when someone dies, they are (re)born as someone else
What do Buddists try to do?
reach a special state called ENLIGHTENMENT (so they can stop being reborn)
What is Baha’i ?
A religion where followers believe in all religions and want people to be equal and unit.
what is the most important task in the Baha’i religion ?
teaching children spiritual lessons
Where & when do most Christians come together to worship?
Church services on Sundays
Some churches are big old buildings with stained glass windows
Some Christians meet in simple buildings and halls
Do mean and women go to church together in Christian religion?
Yes
How often do Muslims pray?
5 times a day
How do Muslim people know when to pray?
Called to prayer by a Bilal or Muezzin
How do Muslims pray?
face Mecca
each prayer is about 10 minutes
take of their shoes
knew down with
face on the ground
men & women pray separately
What is a Muslim place of worship called?
Mosque
What is a Jewish place of worship called?
a building called a SYNAGOGUE
where in a synagogue do the women and girls sit?
upstairs
where in a synagogue do the men and boys sit?
downstairs
what is opposite the entrance to a synagogue in the entrance hall?
a special cupboard contain the SCROLLS on which the TORAH is written
What happens at the begining of a Jewish service?
the Torah is carried to a special reading desk
Who reads and explains the Torah?
a rabbi
Where do traditional African religions meet/worship/pray?
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
What religions do many Africans belong to?
VARIOUS religions that they choose to follow, some do not belong to any religion.
They see their CULTURE as their belief system
what is very important to African Traditional faith?
ancestors
What do African cultures do when people die?
they take STONES from the graves and put them in a special place next to the KRAAL, which become sacred places
Where do most Hindu people worship?
at home
they have a prayer place called a SHRINE with statues and pictures of gods and goddesses
What special building can Hindus worship at?
in a temple
How do Hindu people worship?
by lighting a little LAMP, burning INCENSE and offering flowers and food at their shrine EVERYDAY
What is a Hindu holy person called?
a priest
what are rituals?
ceremonies that we perform
what are symbols (in religion)?
a picture or design that is identified with a concept or religion
what is the TANAKH and TORAH?
The Jewish books of religion, which is the old testament of the bible in Hebrew
What is the name of the Supreme God that Hindus believe in?
Brahman who is a spirit
What do most Hindu people not eat?
meat
Where do Muslims find the will of God, that they believe they must follow?
in the Qu’ran
Where was the Islamic prophet Mohammad born?
Mecca in Saudi Arabia
What teachings is the Baha’I faith based on?
of Baha’u’llah who died in 1892
why are ancestors important to Traditional African religion?
they are the connection between the spiritual world and the believers
What religion does this symbol represent?
Hindu
What religion does this symbol represent?
Islam, the Muslim faith
What religion does this symbol represent?
Baha’i faith
What religion does this symbol represent?
Judaism
What religion does this symbol represent?
Buddhism
