| A | B |
|---|
| Ladysmith Black Mambazo | a township choir |
| mbira | finger piano |
| Amampando | uses only instruments invented in Africa |
| Sports the English brought to South Africa | soccer, rugby,cricket, golf and tennis |
| proverb | short saying that illustrates the truth |
| storytellers | serve as important teachers, historians and entertainers |
| Bantus | memorize and recite poems that reflect the wisdom of their people |
| oral tradition | history and literature that is passed down through the spoken word |
| griots | praise singers and West African storytellers |
| Leopold Senghor | poet and president of Senegal |
| Wole Soyinka | Nigerian who won a Nobel prize for literature |
| ceremonial dances | mark main events of human life such as birth, death, marriage |
| talking drums | imitate the sounds of human speech, sending messages over long distances |
| African masks | thought to be a way of calling gods and spirits to humans |
| calligraphy | used for Arabic and Muslim writing |
| North African crafts | metalworking and carpetmaking |
| Themes in North African art | Muslim traditions and modern influences |
| Marrakesh, Morocco | North Africa marketplace is held in this city's big square |
| Egyptian art tradition | drawing profiles of people facing forward |
| Religious holidays | Most important days for Muslims |
