Unit 7 Day 9 Notes Quiz

•In Africa south of the Sahara, more than _______________ languages are spoken.

• 600

• 700

• 800

• 900

____________________ languages make up the largest linguistic group.

• African-based

• European

• Afro-Asiatic

• Malayo-Polynesian

The people of Madagascar speak ____________________ languages.

• African-based

• European

• Afro-Asiatic

• Malayo-Polynesian

•The Sudanic peoples of the northwest and northeast corners of the region speak ___________________________ languages.

• African-based

• European

• Afro-Asiatic

• Malayo-Polynesian

Derived from the dialect of early ____________________ settlers, the Afrikaans language is commonly spoken in South Africa.

• Dutch

• British

• French

• German

______________ Christianity was established in Ethiopia in the second century, but did not spread widely until the coming of European missionaries during the colonial period.

• Coptic

• Protestant

• Catholic

• Evangelical

______________ ruled West Africa during the 1400s and 1500s.

• Muslims

• Christians

• Coptics

• Hindus

Which of the following is NOT an example of characteristics of traditional African religions?

• gods with human characteristics

• reverence for ancestors

• gods representing nature

• belief in a supreme creator

Religious faith is central to everyday life and _________________________________.

• conflicts between rival groups

• unifies ethnic groups

• motivates charity within regions

• provides educational opportunities

The largest religious group in Sub-Saharan Africa is __________________________.

• Christianity

• Islam

• Traditional religions

• Buddhism