Arabs
Where are the Arabs?
Northern Africa
What biome are the Ashantis?
Forest
Where do the Bantu people spread?
Central Africa
Where are the Swahilis?
The East African Coast.
What is Animism?
The belief that spirits inhabit natural features.
What book is their tradition based off of?
The Quran
What city are the Ashantis in?
Kumasi
When did the Bantu migration start?
2000 BCE
What is the Swahili language?
Kiswahili.
What are Animist traditions closely tied to?
Specific landscapes.
Name two countries that the Arabs live in?
Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Mauritania.
Ashanti cultural traditions are closely tied to...?
Their homeland
Name 2 regions the Bantus live in.
Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa.
What is the Swahili culture deeply connected to?
The Indian Ocean.
True or false? Christians and Muslims still practice Animism in Africa.
True.
When did the Arabs arrive to Africa?
600s and 700s CE
What are the Ashanti rich in?
Gold, cocoa, timber, and fertile soil.
Name 2 biomes the Bantus live in.
Rainforests, savannas, mountains, river valleys, and coastal plains.
Name 2 of the famous city states.
Kilwa, Mombasa, Malindi, Gede, Lamu, Zanzibar.
What ritual do the Animist people do?
Famadihana.
What do Arabs still reflect on today?
The African Landscapes
What type is their society?
Matrilineal
Name one of the ritual specialist jobs and what they do.
healer, diviner. Bring peace and harmony, diagnose illness.
What are there buildings mainly made out of.
coral-stone.
What is the name of the river goddess?