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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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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