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The Diverse Africa

The Diverse Africa. Ethnic Groups. A group of people who identify with each other based on common cultural, linguistic, religious, behavioral or biological traits. Middle Eastern Ethnic groups. Arab Jewish Berber Druze Bedouin Kurd Turk Persian Armenian. African Ethnic groups. Arab

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The Diverse Africa

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  1. The Diverse Africa

  2. Ethnic Groups • A group of people who identify with each other based on common cultural, linguistic, religious, behavioral or biological traits.

  3. Middle Eastern Ethnic groups • Arab • Jewish • Berber • Druze • Bedouin • Kurd • Turk • Persian • Armenian

  4. African Ethnic groups • Arab • Ashanti • Bedouin • Khoikhoi • San • Ibo • Swahili

  5. When you have thought of Africa in the past did you ever think that there were many groups of people and not just one? • Same goes for the Middle East!!!

  6. The Following are Ethnic groups that you need to know for Wednesday’s Quiz!

  7. Arab • Mixed ethnic group • People who speak Arabic • Two groups: • Nomadic Bedouin • Settled Arabs • Lets Speak Arabic!!!!

  8. Bedouin • Speak Arabic • Live in the Desert • Constantly moving:Looking for Oasis Bedouin Tent

  9. The Bedouin are always looking for an OASIS!!! • They cannot stay too long or the Oasis will dry up!

  10. Could you spend your whole life constantly on the move?

  11. Ashanti • Central Ghana • Mother is very important in Ashanti culture • Inherit • Spirit=Father • Flesh and blood=Mother • Golden Stool is sacred

  12. Khoikhoi and the San • First people in South Africa • Hunters and gatherers • Did not believe in farming • Khoikhoi started herding sheep • Language is “clicks”

  13. Swahili • East African coast • Speak Swahili • Bantu and Arab influences • Believe in djinns (spirits) • Use trance to speak to djinns

  14. Lets try Swahili!!! (Don’t Write) • One=Moja • Two=Mbili • Three=Tatu • Elephant=Tembo • Cheetah=Duma • Lion=Simba • Giraffe=Twiga • Hippo=Kiboko • Snake=Nyoka • Hello=Jambo • How are you?=Habari? • Infant, child=Toto • Thank you=Asante sana

  15. Questions to think about for the following Video Clip • Why are the children itching? • What are the children going to the market to get? • Why is this item so important to the Swahili people?

  16. Afrikaans • Descendents of Dutch settlers in South Africa.

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