AKS 53a - Difference Between Ethnic & Religious Group

An ethnic group is people who

• grow similar food.

• share a language, ancestry or religion.

• share a belief in god or gods.

• like to read the same literature.

A religious group is people who

• grow similar food.

• share a common ancestry,language or religion.

• share a belief in god or gods.

• like to read the same literature.

Which best describes the Bantu people?

• group of nomadic people in the Sahara Desert

• a separate in the northern part of Africa

• a group of people that live only in towns and cities with very few farmers or animal herders

• many types of different people who share a related language and some cultural characteristics

Arab, Bantu, and Swahili are all....

• ethnic groups

• religious groups

What is a community of people sharing a common culture, ancestry, customs, and language known as?

• Religious Group
• Tribal Group
• Ethnic Group
• Country Group

If you describe someone as a Christian, you are describing his ________.

• Ethnic Group
• Religious Group
• Language 
• Education

The ____________________ community developed along the coast of East Africa when Arab and Persian traders looking for profitable markets began to settle there and intermarry with the local Bantu-speaking population.

• Arab
• Bantu
• Swahili
• None of the above

Which best describes the religion of the Bantu people?

• Most are Muslims.

• Most Bantu practice Animism.

• Nearly all Bantu are Christian.

• The Bantu practice a wide variety of religions including Christianity and Islam.

The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and

• Arabic

• Ashanti

• English

• Muslim

Which of the following is the most defining factor of an ethnic group?

• physical appearance

• religion

• language

• food