- To accentuate their hairstyles
- To show their status
- To separate different tribes
- To increase the size of the brain and intelligence
- To pay for their sins
- No one really knows why
Mangbetu
Lead-in
- If a group of people just came to your country from overseas, what advice would you give them?
- What are some things that define a culture? (Music, language…)
- What are some interesting things about your culture?
- What are the 3 most important values of your culture?
- What culture do you admire? Why?
Presentation 1
Pre
- What do you know about indigenous and tribal peoples?
Top Down
- Why did they elongate their skull? Watch it and find out.
- To accentuate their hairstyles
- To show their status
- To separate different tribes
- To increase the size of the brain and intelligence
- To pay for their sins
- No one really knows why
Bottom Up
- Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.
Example: A single harp is ____ for as much as $100.000. > A single harp is sold for as much as $100.000.
- Their culture ____ influenced ____ forms of artistic expression such as ____, art and music.
- Artificial ____ deformation referred to as Lipombo by the people of Mangbetu is the practice of ____ the skull either into a ____, rounder, cone like or more ____ shape.
- Belgian colonists argued that it interfered with ____.
- Belgian rule in the Congo began in the ’80s when King Leopold II started to colonize central Africa purely out of ____.
- The colonization of Congo had ____ effects not just in Belgium but ____ Europe.
- Their culture has influenced several forms of artistic expression such as fashion, art and music.
- Artificial cranial deformation referred to as Lipombo by the people of Mangbetu is the practice of molding the skull either into a flatter, rounder, cone like or more cylindrical shape.
- Belgian colonists argued that it interfered with development.
- Belgian rule in the Congo began in the ’80s when King Leopold II started to colonize central Africa purely out of self-interest.
- The colonization of Congo had lasting effects not just in Belgium but throughout Europe.
Post
- What’s your opinion about the Mangbetu tribe?
- What do you think about body modification? Why?
Presentation 2
Pre
- Do you like to use colorful outfits? Give an example.
Top Down
- Why do they make beads? Watch the video and choose the correct options.
- Because its a part of their culture.
- Because they love to be beautiful.
- Because it helps bonding men and women.
- Because its an important part of their ceremonies.
- Because they sell them.
- Because its a part of their culture.
- Because they love to be beautiful.
- Because it helps bonding men and women.
- Because its an important part of their ceremonies.
- Because they sell them.
Bottom Up
- Answer the following questions.
Example: What is Maasai? > It’s a tribe.
- What is the place of zebras?
- What do they say about one who leaves their culture?
- What is the color green for?
- What do they do with the finished products?
- Would they keep producing beads even if no one bought them?
- One of many Maasai villages in Kenya.
- They say the person is a slave
- For the rich Earth that feeds their animals.
- They distribute the products to various shops locally and globally.
- Yes, they would. They say it’s a part of who they are.
Post
- What do you think about the video?
- Is there something you use or do because of your culture?
- If yes, what?
- If not, why?