Quiz 11 Flashcards
What is the world’s second-largest continent?
Africa
How many different separate ethnic groups are there in Africa?
3000
What is the primary occupation for Africans?
farming
what are the three cultural zones?
the pan-Arabic zone in the north, the Sahel zone, and the sub-Saharan Africa
what is included in the pan-Arabic zone in the north?
countries bordering the Mediterranean sea
What is the Sahel Zone
areas dominated by the vast Sahara desert
what is the Zulu King Shaka known for?
He organized a powerful military machine that conquered many peoples throughout South Africa and as far north as Tanzania
How many dialects are there in sub-Saharan Africa alone?
800
T/F: There is importance of social identity over individual identity.
True
what is considered inseparable?
music, dance, and singing
T/F: Music is not part of everyday life and work
false
What are the three main activities associated with African music?
communal dance, call-and-response singing, and the use of polyrhythm in instrumental performance
what are polyrhythms?
multiple rhythms
what is “call and response”
an individual sings a “call” and a group “responds”
in what part of Africa is drumming the predominant music practice?
Ghana
