WorksheetsAfrica's Ethnic Groups
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 16mins
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.
What religion did Arabs bring to Africa?
Animism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
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
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
Where are the majority of the Swahili found?
the Sahel
East Africa
North Africa
South Africa
The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and
Arabic
Ashanti
English
Muslim
What is the largest African ethnic group we have studied?
Arab
Ashanti
Bantu
Swahili
Arab, Bantu, and Swahili are all....
ethnic groups
religious groups
What is the significance of the Golden Stool for the Ashanti?
It symbolizes the power of the Ashanti.
The stool was meant to encourage equal rights for all.
The Ashanti would become rich making furniture and household goods.
The Ashanti people could only worship if they were sitting on the Golden Stool.
In which country do most Ashanti live?
Egypt
Ghana
Kenya
Morocco
