Africa Unit Review (ELA 12)

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  1. 3. A storyteller, who memorizes epics and performs them aloud.
  2. 5. A form of legalized segregation that took place in South Africa.
  3. 11. This was what Anansi wanted from Nyame.
  4. 12. A type of leaf, used as a condiment, which Sogolon's son cannot bring to her.
  5. 14. Many Africans believed in this - a life after death.
  6. 16. The item Sundiata uses to stand up, bending it into a bow in the process (two words, no space).
  7. 17. The last creature that Anansi had to capture to get the stories.
  8. 20. Sundiata's mother, who is hunchbacked and disappointed in her son.
  9. 22. A practice that led to much European influence on parts of Africa.
  10. 23. This foretold that if the king of Mali married Sogolon, their son would be a great man.
  11. 25. The number of pieces Seth cuts Osiris into.
  12. 26. The protagonist of Perrault's tale inherits this when his father dies.
  13. 27. the main event in "The Voter."
  14. 28. The animal Sundiata is compared to in the story.
  15. 31. An archetypal character who uses deceit and trickery.
  16. 32. Author of "The Voter" (last name)
Down
  1. 1. Town where Marcus and Roof live.
  2. 2. A person who can predict the future / talk to the gods.
  3. 4. The sister (and wife) of Osiris, who travels the world to find and save him.
  4. 6. The sky god, whose stories Anansi wants to claim.
  5. 7. Anansi's wife, who gives him advice.
  6. 8. Marcus's assistant during the election
  7. 9. "The Voter" is set in this country shortly after it achieved independence.
  8. 10. The queen mother, who is mean to Sogolon and her son.
  9. 13. Son of Isis and Osiris.
  10. 15. A term for a common heritage shared by all black people; coined by Caribbean writers.
  11. 18. A young man who suddenly learns to walk in the story.
  12. 19. A spider, and a classic trickster figure.
  13. 21. The creature the cat defeats to get his master a palace.
  14. 22. The first time Seth tricks his brother, he uses this object to do so.
  15. 24. African societies were often this, meaning they believed in multiple gods.
  16. 26. The cat gives his master the name Marquis de ___.
  17. 29. Became god of the underworld after being revived twice.
  18. 30. Osiris's brother, who hates him and keeps trying to destroy him.