African Society and Culture Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• yoruba : these people believed in a single creator god.
• dancing : this activity served as a way to communicate with the spirits.
• matrilineal : societies in which descent is traced through the mother.
• ife : capital of the yoruba people.
• slaves : berber groups often captured these people to be sold later.
• benin : the people from this area sculpted bronze heads.
• percussion : particularly important in african music and dance
• ashanti : these people believed in a supreme being called nyame.
• lineage groups : extended family units who were combined into larger communities.
• ancestors : they were consulted for advice and aid.
• afterlife : many african religions shared a belief in this (254)
• nok : the oldest known west african culture to have created sculpture.
• terracotta : a carving material used for figurines.(258)
• griots : highly trained african storytellers.
• diviners : people who had the power to foretell events.
• patrilineal : societies in which descent is traced through the father.