Various African Cultural Notes Mr. Broughman Wednesday, March 26, 2014

African Story Telling In traditional African societies, how is a culture’s history spread? What types of people are usually entrusted with telling stories? What are African stories based upon?

Cultural Heritage Vibrant, lively, and colorful dress and jewelry are both parts of many African cultures. Dances and accompanying music are important not just to the Maasai of southern Kenya, but to many other cultures in Africa. For artwork, masks and sculptures are also dominant components of African cultures.

Zimbabwe Mali

Of any place in the world, Africa is the most ethnically diverse with thousands of individual ethnic groups and more than 1500 spoken languages.

Ancient Ghana

Ancient Ghana Located in West Africa from 830 to 1235 in modern-day Mali and Mauritania Ivory, gold, salt trade throughout north and west Africa NO TERRITORIAL LINKS TO TODAY’S GHANA…Some ethnic groups can trace back their heritage

Ancient Mali

Ancient Mali The empire was founded by Sundiata, an epic hero Lasted from 1230s to 1600s and centered around the city of Timbuktu Center of Trans-Saharan Trade Profited from a rich gold, salt, and copper trade

Great Zimbabwe Existed in southern Africa from 1100 to 1450 Notable for having the largest stone structures south of the Sahara Desert Flourished due to trade with the East Africa coast, Arabia, and even China