LESSON 3THE CULTURE OF EAST AFRICA
Bellringer: What is a “griot”?
Swahili
Listen to Swahili music http://www.youtu
be.com/watch?v=DW3PHmUmCBU
Look at words which come from the Swahili language Banana,
chimpanzee, jazz, cola
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Life
Life in East Africa 70 different languages Cultural diversity
Result of location Migration from other
parts of the continent to East Africa
Bantu Migrations Indian Ocean connects
East Africa; Arab traders Mixture of people
produced Swahili culture
Swahili Culture
Swahili Culture Mixture of African and
Arab ancestry Live along Eastern coast Language as well as
culture Bantu language Contains Arabic words For 49 million, it is their
first language Official language of Kenya
and Tanzania
Religion
Mixture of Religions Diverse Islam and
Christianity Traditional
African religions
Land
Land Land is part of
culture (farmers) Before conquest,
East Africans did not own land Families just
planted on the same plot of land they had for centuries
Division of gender roles
Plantations
Plantations European settlers
brought idea of privately owned land
Set up plantations (large, cash crop farms)
When East African countries gained independence, they split up the plantations and sold them off to citizens Inherited the idea of
owning land
Home
Home Strong bond to the
land they grew up on But, becoming more
urban Still don’t call the city
home Villages remain their
“home” Earn money in the city
and send it back
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Natural gas in East Africa
EXIT CARD
Answer in packet How has Europe changed the culture in
East Africa?
Independent Work
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st-africa-17227.html USA Today Travel
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