Traditional African Religions

Which aspect of African traditional religions has to do with rituals for events like marriage, birth and death?

• Supreme god

• Nature spirits

• Sacrifice

• Rites of passage

What was a priest called who would cast spells or provide charms to help people?

• Griot

• Witchdoctor

• Bishop

Which aspect of African traditional religions has to do with the spirits of animals, water and earth?

• Supreme god

• Nature spirits

• Sacrifice

• Ancestral spirits

What artisans were considered powerful magic users in Ancient Africa?

• Jewelers

• Painters

• Potters

• Ironworkers

Which aspect of African traditional religions has to do with offering things like food, drink and animals to the gods?

• Supreme god

• Nature spirits

• Sacrifice

• Ancestral spirits

The beliefs of traditional African religion impacted the daily lives of people in Ancient Africa.

• True

• False

Which aspect of African traditional religions has to do with relatives who have died?

• Supreme god

• Nature spirits

• Ancestral spirits

• Rites of passage

What two religions do most people in Africa identify with today?

• Judaism and Taoism

• Hinduism and Islam

• Christianity and Islam

Which aspect of African traditional religions has to do with a single god who is all-powerful?

• Supreme god

• Nature spirits

• Sacrifice

• Ancestral spirits

Traditional African religions only believed in bad spirits who could hurt you.

• True

• False