Ethnic Groups
What is a community of people sharing a common culture, ancestry, customs, and language know as?
Ethnic Group
What do members of a religious group have in common?
Share a belief in the same god
Which Ethnic group has a sacred "Golden Stool"?
Ashanti
Where do most Swahili live in Africa?
What is the East coast of Africa
Which group shares a common belief system?
Religious Group
What are the four main Ethnic groups of Africa?
What are the Arab, Ashanti, Bantu, and Swahili
Which Religious group mainly lives in Northern Africa?
What is Islam
Where do most Ashanti live?
Ghani & Ivory Coast (West Africa)
About how many people in Africa today are part of the Bantu culture?
About 70 Million
Which group has a shared national origin?
Ethnic group
Most African languages can be traced to which ethnic group?
Bantu
What are the two main religious groups in Africa?
Muslim & Christian
What religion did Arabs bring with them to Africa?
What is Islam
The Swahili language has ties to what other languages?
Bantu and Arabic
According to the Ashanti what do "lower gods, like spirits" do on earth?
Assist humans
How many different ethnic groups are in Africa?
3,000
What religion did Arab traders bring with them to Africa?
Islam
The term "Arab" refers to a ethnic group who speak which language?
Arabic
The majority of the Swahili people practice which religion?
Islam
What is animism?
The belief that plants, animals, and trees have souls