Religion in Africa

African Ethnicity & Religion

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What is a religious group?

• A group of people who share common hobbies

• A group of people who a blood related

• A group of people who share a common belief system

• A group of people who were born in the same town

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Can people from different ethnic groups be a part of the same religious group?

• Yes

• No

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What is an ethnic group?

• A group of people who share a common belief system?

• A group of people who are related by blood

• A group of people who share history, common ancestry, language, religion, traditions, beliefs, holidays, food

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How many ethnic groups are there in Africa?

• 10

• 3,000

• 200

• 500

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What are the two most prominent religions in Africa?

• Christianity & Judaism

• Islam & Christianity

• Shinto & Buddism

• Confucianism & Buddism

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Where in Africa would you be most likely to find the Arab culture?

• North Africa

• South Africa

• East Africa

• West Africa

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When did Arabs arrive in Northern Africa?

• 1500s

• 1200s

• 600s

• 1800s

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Which of the two groups of Islam is most prominent in Northern Africa?

• Sunni

• Shia

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Prior to European colonization, the Ashanti people developed a large and influential empire in which region of Africa?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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What item landed in the lap of Osei Tutu, the first king, and in 1701 became the symbol for Ashanti tribe?

• A golden egg

• A golden hammer

• A golden spoon

• A golden stool

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How would you describe the Ashanti religion?

• Just like Christianity

• They don't have a religion

• mixture of supernatural and animist powers

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The Bantu people are found in the central and southern regions of Africa and make up how much of Africa's total population?

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/4

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In Angola, archeologists have uncovered scratches on rock, massive stone pillars, and tools that place the Bantu people there about what date BCE?

• 2,500

• 5,000

• 25,000

• 50,000

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Most Bantu people have been influenced by which two religions?

• Islam & Christianity

• Buddism & Shinto

• Confucianism & Islam

• Buddism & Christianity

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Where would you be most likely to find the Swahili people

• West Africa

• North Africa

• East Africa

• South Africa

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In Arabic, what does the word Swahili mean?

• One who live on hill

• One you lives on coast

• One who lives near trees

• One who lives in house

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This religion established its presence in the region during the 9th century, when traders made contact with the Bantu people

• Buddism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Shinto