Indigenous West African Spiritual Traditions

What is the name for a kinship system in which ancestors are traced through the mother's side of the family?

• matrilineal

• patrilineal

• non-linear

• neither matrilineal nor patrilineal

What is the name for a kinship system in which ancestors are traced through the father's side of the family?

• matrilineal

• patrilineal

• non-linear

• neither matrilineal nor patrilineal

West African village society had different elements. Which societal element includes parents and children? Choose the BEST answer.

• Council of Elders

• Village Chiefs

• Extended Families

• Families

West African village society had different elements. Which societal element includes grandparents, aunts, and uncles? Choose the BEST answer.

• Council of Elders

• Village Chiefs

• Extended Families

• Families

West African village society had different elements. Which societal element includes people who help settle disputes and provide solutions? Choose the BEST answer.

• Council of Elders

• Village Chiefs

• Extended Families

• Families

West African village society had different elements. Which societal element includes elected leaders who help oversee a village? Choose the BEST answer.

• Council of Elders

• Village Chiefs

• Extended Families

• Families

Indigenous beliefs in West Africa hold that there _______.

• is one all-powerful creator god

• are many creator gods

• are no gods at all

• is nothing to religion at all

In indigenous West African spiritual traditions, spirits of _____ influence people's lives.

• the gods

• ancestors

• plants

• animals

In indigenous West African spiritual traditions, lesser gods and divinities represent ______.

• humans

• Shiva, the Destroyer

• forces of nature

• the unseen world

A _____ was a priest-like elder in an indigenous religion.

• shaman

• pastor

• priest

• preacher