More Links for Africa Culture Project

http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/5556.asp

http://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/african-culture.html

http://www.worldweddingtraditions.com/locations/african_traditions.html

http://www.eng.umu.se/vw/Culture/African%20weddings.htm

http://www.essortment.com/all/africamasks_rnqe.htm

http://arted.osu.edu/kplayground/masks.htm

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/music/african_music.shtml

http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_afri.htm

http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/

http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/bookmark3.html#4

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