Africa Culture Project - 7th Grade Social Studies

Objective:

To understand, and hopefully appreciate, the many unique differences between Africa cultures.

Your Job:

You are responsible for researching and presenting unique aspects of African cultures.

From the list below, choose 4 topics to explore and present. For each topic you pick, you will find one example of an African culture that demonstrates it.

For each topic, include:

- A 7 sentence paragraph explaining who the people are and what the cultural practice is.
- A map showing where these people live.
- At least one picture showing the cultural practice.


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Art
Music and Dance
African Weddings
Festivals
Religion
Clothing
Food
Body (tatooing, piercing, etc.)
Rites of passge
Concepts of beauty
Strange beliefs
Living conditions
Gender Roles

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Links:


Start here:


http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/continents/africa/

http://www.africaguide.com/culture/index.htm