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North Africa Culture

North Africa Culture . Chapter 21 Culture. Arabs, Berbers, and Bedouins Arabic and European languages Mostly Muslims, with small Christian and Jewish minorities Islam plays key role—prayer, holidays, Life traditional clothing and customs (warm weather, Loose and let your body breath).

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North Africa Culture

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  1. North Africa Culture Chapter 21 Culture • Arabs, Berbers, and Bedouins • Arabic and European languages • Mostly Muslims, with small Christian and Jewish minorities • Islam plays key role—prayer, holidays, Life • traditional clothing and customs (warm weather, Loose and let your body breath)

  2. Chapter 22 Culture West & Central Cultural • great diversity—reflecting African, Muslim, European influences • most languages in Niger-Congo family; Arabic and European languages also used • mainly rural residents, but urban populations growing rapidly • religions—Islam in the Sahel; Christians to the south; African spirit religions (Ethnic) • low literacy rates, high poverty • staple crops—cassava (Manioc), corn, yams, millet, sorghum

  3. Chapter 23Culture East Culture • Arab traders—built coastal ports; Swahili language developed (African, Arabic) • several hundred ethnic groups • Arab and South Asian peoples on the coast • importance of religion and family—animist faiths, Christianity, Islam • Staple foods—boiled sorghum, sour milk, Western foods, injera bread

  4. Apartheid made South Africa an outcast among the world community, so some countries began to put economic sanctions on South Africa. • Political organizations in South Africa like the African National Congress (ANC) pushed for an end to apartheid. • In 1990 the leader of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, was released from jail where he had been since 1962.

  5. Cultural features: Chap. 24 Section 2 History and Culture • governments often rely on European languages and structure • religion—traditional practices, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism • cities have European origins • European Languages

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