AFRI 101 Final – Flashcards
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| The Paris Club |
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| developed countries lend money to developing countries; managed loans to Mobutu because of his support from Western supporters. |
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| BRICS |
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| Brazil, Russia, India, Cuba, S. Africa; Defenders and promoters of developing countries and a force of world peace. |
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| ECOWAS |
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| The Economic Community of West African State; A regional group of 15 west African countries to promote economic integration in all fields. |
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| Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita |
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| Congolese prophet; leader of her own Christian movement Antonianism; believed she was a medium to St. Anthony which led to salvation of Kongo. Burned at the stake. |
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| Waa Kamisoko |
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| controversial griot who was assassinated after he criticized the Malian society. |
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| Asian Africans |
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| 1. Indonesian colonization of Madagascar; large scale 2. voluntary migration via Indian Ocean trade routes 3. forced migration by European colonists for cheap labor. Indians>East and South Malaysians>South Chinese>Central |
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| ITCZ |
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| The Intertropical Convergence Zone, area encircling the earth near equator where trade winds collide. |
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| Binetou |
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| So Long a Letter: Marries her sugar daddy Moudou,, her mother was poor and a social climber, was an outcast |
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| Nadina Gordimer |
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| South African Author, dedicated to challenging apartheid and criticizing South Africa's shortcomings. |
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| Odili |
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| Main character of "A man of the People" school teacher receives invitation fron Chief Nanga (Prime Minister former teacher) |
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| Simon Koko |
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| AMOTP Minister for Overseas trainging fat jovial cohort of Nanga Thinks his coffe has been poisoned has max killed, max's wife kills him |
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| Aissoutou |
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| SLAL Rama's daughter in a relationship with Iba, gets her pregnant and says he'll marry her |
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| Mawdo |
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| SLAL Ex-husband to Aissatou polygamy because of Islam>Marries 1st cousin Nabou has a child w/ 3rd wife Marries Jacqueline (Christian) |
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| Aissatou |
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| SLAL Rama's best friend, recipient of letter divorced Maudo b/c of polygamy divorce=new life and moves to US |
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| Moudou |
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| SLAL Rama's husband marries Binetou Dies of heart attack |
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| Ramatoulaye |
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| SLAL narrator/ widow married to Modou for 25yrs, 12 kids After he Modou takes on 2nd wife she distances herself and rejects Dauda's proposal to her Modou cuts financial ties she grieves for 40 days when he dies mix of tradition and modernity |
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| The Portuguese |
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| Earliest Europeans in Central and S. Africa (Angloa, Mozambique) not a strong presence until 20th century non-racist, willing to mingle overseas colonies=vital source of taxes and royalties |
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| The British |
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| establishes minority rule through apartheid presence in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zambia, and Malawi. |
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| The French |
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| Setlled in Algeria denied Africans and Arab identities Algeria and West Africa granted Morocco Independence |
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| The Dutch |
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| Began settlement in S. Africa and Cape of Good Hope joined by French Huguenots call Afrikaans |
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| African Pygmies |
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| rainforest inhabitants, (said to have found refuge from Bantu invaders) smaller in stature military service |
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| The Khoisan |
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| Khoi-Khoi and Sau people live in Kalahari important ethnic minority in Botswana colored people of S. Africa hunter-gatherers |
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| Jean Ping |
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| African Union commission chai Chinese and African blood son of Chiese trader>Gabon |
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| Joseph Kasa-vubu |
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| 1st president of Congo, Chinese-African descent |
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| Pre-Colonial African States |
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| structured along lineage lines 1 powerful ruler who maintained order with military and officials |
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| WTO |
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| World Trade Organization org that intends to supervise and liberalize int'l trade |
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| AU |
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| African Union successor to OU est a political and economic union built on a model of the EU but w/ more gender equality |
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| OAU |
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| Organization of African Unity peaceful settlement of all interstate disputes by negotiation, mediation, and arbitration (conflict prevention/resolution) weaknesses: lack of political will to provide resources, lack of commitment to pan-African solidarity |
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| EU |
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| European Union worked to control African immigration to Europe Peacekeeping mission to Africa |
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| 3 Periods of Mobutu Regime |
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| 1. Military commander 2. party state under personal rule 3. economic crisis |
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| Mobutu Sese Soko |
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| President of the Congo King like-rich established navy security forces IMF, World Bank, Paris Club wanted to rid all colonial cultural influence |
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| Idi Amin |
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| 3rd president of Uganda seized power from military coup abused human rights, political repression, ethnic persecution, nepotism, and corruption chairman of Org of African Unity |
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| Rev Samuel Johnson |
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| Nigerian church man and historian history of the Yoruba arranged independence of Ekiti |
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| Olaudah Equiano |
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| African involved in British movement for abolition of the slave trade. Depicted horrors of slavery. |
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| Marcus Garvey |
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| Jamaican Pan-Africanism Founded Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. wrote "African Fundamentalism" |
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| William Leo Hansberry |
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| American Scholar and Lecturer 1st academic to introduce a course on African history in a university at Howard University |
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| W.E.B. DuBois |
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| Pan-Africanist, author, civil rights activist organized pan-African congress wrote "The Negro" |
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| Jan Vasina |
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| Historian and professor oral history and tradition Focuses on African societies before European colonization |
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| Ousmane Sembene |
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| Senegalese film director "Father of African film" |
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| Wole Soyinka |
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| Nobel Prize winning writer |
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| Major weakness of oral tradition |
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| Chronology |
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| 4 major groups of settlers in Africa |
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| Dutch, French, British, Portuguese |
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| Type of people in the Horn of Africa |
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| Black Africans |
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| Bantu Africa |
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| Central, East, Southern Africa agriculture, mineral trade, fish developed societies |
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| Non-Bantu blacks in Bantu Africa |
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| Pygmies, Khoisan, Swahilis |
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| Why did the slave trade end? |
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| It became unprofitable. |
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| 3 defining characteristics of colonialism as a system |
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| Economic exploitation Political repression cultural oppression |
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| When was the 1st wave of the Spread of Islam? |
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| Following the death of the Prophet Muhammad. His followers went on to conquer N. Africa. |
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| How was the 2nd wave of Islam spread? |
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| The jihad, and various Muslim brotherhoods |
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| How was christianity brought to Africa? |
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| Evangelization of European missionaries. |
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| What is Pan Africanism? |
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| A movement which seeks to unify native Africans and members of the African diaspora into a "global African community". Calls for a politically united Africa |
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| Three largest oil producers |
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| Libya, Nigeria, Algeria |
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| Three challenges to African Urban Life |
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| Employment, Housing, Transportation |
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| Main whites in Africa |
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| Berbers and Tuareg |
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| 2 types of texts in oral tradition |
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| Free and Fixed |
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| 3 basic methods of Economic exploitation |
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| unequal exchange in colonial trade concession companies settler colonialism |
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| 3 types of regimes |
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| Military, Single Party, Presidential |
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| 3 methods of conflict resolution |
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| Outright military victory, peaceful resolution with African mediators, External intervention (EU, UN, AU, etc) |
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| What 4 African religions are in America? |
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| Black Atlantic, Candomble, Santeria, Palo Mayobe, Voodoo |
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| Mariama Ba |
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| Senegalese writer, The writers duty to defend Africa's Precious Cultural Heritage. |
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| Blaise Diagne (Person) |
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| the first black African (Senegalese) elected to the French Parliament and was present at the first meeting of the Pan-African movement. |
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| The Nile River |
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| Longest River in Africa |
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| The Congo River |
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| 2nd largest river in Africa, known as the floating Marketplace |
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| Tuareg are known as what? |
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| Known as the blue people |
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| Triangular Trade |
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| Slaves from Africa to Americas, Agriculture from Americas to Europe, Goods from Europe to Africa. |
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| Diaspora |
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| maintaining tradition even after removed from homelands |
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| Justification of European imperialism in Africa (3 C's) |
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| Christianity, Commerce, Civilization |
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| characteristics of the post colonial state |
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| Power and Fragility |
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| Paradigm of difference |
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| Justification for slavery based on differences |
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| Pre colonial modes of production |
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| agriculture, hunting, fishing |
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| John Newton |
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| Wrote Amazing Grace |
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| Lake Victoria |
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| Largest lake in Africa. |
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| Niger River |
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| 3rd Longest river, political significance (freedom of it's navigation) |
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| Atlas Mountains |
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| an extension of the European Alpine system. Run through Northwest Africa from Morocco to Tunisia and constitute the historical divide between the African coastline and the Sahara. |
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| Black Atlantic |
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| Mix of christianity and Native American beliefs |
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| Candomble |
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| Mythology and hierarchy of gods. Matriarchy (female power) |
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| Santeria |
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| Way of Saints (Yoruba gods, and Catholic Saints) |
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| Palo Mayombe |
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| Kongo Origin, spirit possession, faith healing |
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| Voodoo |
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| African roots, Great Spirit, Now found in New Orleans |
