Cultural Characteristics Mastery Check

A(n) ___________ group is a group of people who share the same language, history, ancestry, etc.

A(n) ___________ group is a group of people who share the same god or gods, sacred text, spiritual beliefs, etc.

What religion did Arabs bring with them to Africa?

• Islam
• Judaism
• Animism
• Christianity

Aside from traditional religion, what two other religions do the Ashanti practice?

• Judaism, Christianity
• Christianity, Buddhism
• Islam, Judaism
• Christianity, Islam

Check all that are ethnic groups.

• Ashanti

• Bantu

• Swahili

• Arab

The belief in spirits in nature

• Animism

• Christianity

• Islam

The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and

• Arabic

• Ashanti

• English

• Muslim

Where do most Muslims live in Africa?

• only in the Sahel

• near the southern tip of Africa

• in Northern and Eastern Africa

• few Muslims live in Africa today

Where are the majority of the Swahili found?

• the Sahel

• East Africa

• North Africa

• South Africa

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

• ethnic groups

• religious groups