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

2. 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?

4. 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.

7. Zimbabwe Mali

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

11. Ancient Ghana

12. 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

13. Ancient Mali

14. 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

18. 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