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Relating to the belief in spirits or souls that exist in animals, plants, and other natural objects
What is animistic
This is how religious traditions were primarily transmitted
What is orally or through folk tales, songs, and festivals?
According to a Fulani story, the world was made from a drop of this.
What is milk?
A caravan trader who was visited by the invisible presence of God in the 7th century
Who is Muhammad?
A monotheistic religion whose followers, called Muslims, believe in one God (Allah) and submit to His will
What is Islam?
The belief that after death a person's soul is reborn into a new body or form
What is reincarnation?
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This arachnid taught us that intelligence and cleverness are more valuable than physical strength.
Who is Anansi the Spider?
Influential early Christian theologian and philosopher who shaped Western Christianity through The City of God
Who is August(ine) of Hippo?
This is an Arabic term meaning "land of the sunset" referring to the region of North Africa
What is Maghreb?
What is monotheistic?
These are now the dominant religions in Africa
What are Islam and Christianity?
Explain the plot of one of the Creation stories you were assigned to read.
Maghrebi Jews are also known as the Jews of this African region
What is North Africa?
This is one of the oldest Christian churches founded in Egypt in the 1st century
What is the Coptic Church?
The belief in or worship of multiple gods or dieties
What is polytheism?
This belief refers to the ability of certain people to cast malevolent curses or spells
What is belief in the evil eye?
These are the gods and semi-divine heroes of Yoruba culture.
What are the Orishas?
An Arab Islamic scholar, historian, and philosopher -one of the greatest social scientists of the Middle Ages
Who is Ibn Khaldun?
An institution for governing the Muslim community or a powerful state led by successors of the Prophet Muhammad
What is the Islamic Caliphate?
The belief that the universe and everything in it is divine or part of God
What is pantheism?
The blending of elements from Islam, Christianity, and Traditional African Religions creating new, unique religious practices
What is syncretism?
The people who lived in what is modern day Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Ghana, and Sierra Leone.
Who are the Yoruba?
The largest influx of Jews to Africa came after this Catholic Tribunal in Spain
What is the Spanish Inquisition?
Indigenous people of North Africa who were experienced caravan guides
What is a Berber?