Overview
Explain how colonial rule helped to consolidate European culture in Africa; Examine the basic of the subordination of African culture to European culture.
What you'll learn
- Establishment of Western education and the emergence of African elite who continued to perpetuate the cultures of the colonizing nations.
- Adoption of the language of the colonizing power as Lingua Franca in the colonies.
- Promotion of European modes of dress, eating habits, artistic appreciation, leisure and other social habits among Africans.
- Adoption of Western architecture and transportation systems.