Africa Ethnic/Religion/Environment

Religious group is

• group of people sharing a common belief system

• individuals creating a new belief

• people who travel to country to country looking for Gods

• communities united together believing in whatever is popular

Most Africans today are

• Arabs and Buddhist

• Muslim and Christian

• Christian and Buddhist

• Atheist and Christian

Arabs, Ashanti, Bantu and _____________ are ethnics groups in Africa.

• Saharan

• Ghanan

• Swahili

• Kalahari

What is called when a group shares a race, religion, natural origin, history, language, traditions and beliefs?

• Politics

• Religion

• Knowledge

• Ethnic

Which is not true about Arabs?

• Speak Arabic as their language

• Most Arabs practice Islam as religion

• The Bible is the Arab's Holy book.

• Arabs were known for trading gold and salt

Which is not true of the Ashanti people?

• Golden Stool is legend and seen as royality.

• They live on the East Coast.

• The speak Twi or Asante

• Their religion is a mixture of supernatural and animist powers.

How many ethnic groups are there within the Bantu?

• nearly 600

• about 4

• around 50

• close to 100

Ancestry of Bantu people leads to inter marrying. Which is not true?

• They believe in the power of curses and magic.

• There are over 650 different Bantu languages and dialects.

• The Bantu migration was one of the smallest movements of Africa's people.

• Bantu means "the people"

Swahili people live along the East coast or

• Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zanzibar

• Just near the islands of the Indian Ocean

• Kenya, Morocco, Ghana

• Ivory Coast, Kenya, Ghana

What religion do the Swahili mostly practice?

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Animism

• Islam