Religion and Culture in Africa

Open Ended

Create a CLAIM for the following question, “Has Christianity or Islam had a larger influence on Africa?”

Open Ended

REASON: IN YOUR OWN WORDS why is the claim/argument you created the best?

Remember, your claim should contain either Christianity or Islam. Your reason should be about how the religion influenced Africa.

Multiple Choice

How are most indigenous African religions similar?

• They are practiced across large areas of the continent.

• They center on prayers and sacrifices to a supreme being.

• They involve worship of devotion to a “mother goddess.”

• They involve the belief in and worship of many gods.

Open Ended

How were Christianity and Islam different from traditional African religions?

Sentence Stem: Christianity and Islam were different from traditional African religions because they __.

Multiple Choice

Why did conflict developed between the Christian Copts and the Christian Romans living in Egypt?

• Christian Copts only believed Jesus had a divine nature.

• Christian Copts only believed Jesus had a human nature.

• Christian Copts believed that Jesus had one nature that combined the human and the divine.

• Christian Copts did not believe in the existence of Jesus.

Multiple Choice

How was Christianity brought to Aksum

• Invading Armies

• Jesus

• Political Leaders

• Trade

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describe how Islam was brought to Africa?

• 1. Muslim Arabs who conquered Egypt brought Islam to North Africa.

• 2. Merchants introduced Islam to West and East Africa.

• 3. Muslim Arabs who conquered North, West, and East Africa brought Islam.

• 4. The first and second answers best desribe how Islam was brought to Africa.

Multiple Choice

The spread of Islam in East Africa was similar to its spread in West Africa because, in both areas, Islam

• existed side by side with indigenous religions

• replaced Christianity among local populations

• first gained strength among the common people

• acquired prestige by being embraced by wealthy kings

Multiple Choice

What contribution did Mansa Musa make to the religion of the Mali Empire?

• He used customs and beliefs from the many local religions in the empire to create a new religion.

• He converted to Islam and made it the official religion of the empire.

• He established laws to create religious tolerance throughout the empire, which led to the introduction of Islam.

• He used the empire’s vast trade routes and its conquests to increase the spread of local religions.

Open Ended

What is a piece of EVIDENCE from the presentation that proves your initial claim to be true?

Sentence Stem: According to the presentation, "__."

Open Ended

Clearly EXPLAIN how your evidence supports your orginal claim.

Sentence Stem: In other words __.