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What language do Arabs speak?
Arabic
Where do Arabic communities in Africa live?
North Africa (From Egypt to Mauritania)
What are the four major ethnic groups of Africa?
Arabs, Ashanti, Bantu, Swahili
What is Kiswahili?
A Bantu language spoken by more than 100 million people
When did the Bantu migrations begin?
2000 BCE
True or False? Geographic patterns affect where people live and their culture.
True
Where do the Ashanti mainly live?
Forested interior of South Central Ghana
What are the most influential religious traditions in Africa today?
Animism, Islam, and Christanity
When did Islam reach the Swahili coast through peaceful trade?
9th century
Where do Bantu speaking people span?
Central Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa
What is Ethnic identity based on?
Ancestry, language, cultural practices, and historic experience
What food and pastries reflect both Mediterranean agriculture and oasis life? (Name all)
When did the Ashanti Empire formally United with the appearance of the Golden Stool?
1701
Where do the people of the Swahili language live?
Along the East African Coast
How was Africa shaped?
Migration, Empire building, adaptation, and cultural exchange
Which ethnic group make cloths with many different type of designs, symbolizing ideas such as unity, creativity, bravery, and spiritual strength?
Ashanti
Which ethnic group arrived in large numbers during the 600s and 700s CE, bringing their culture and language?
Arabs
Across Africa live more than _____ ethnic group who speak over _____ different languages.
3000 & 2000
Bantu communities share an emphasis on _____ (Hint: There's more than one)
Music, dance, oral storytelling, and communal rituals
During what century did the people of the Swahili coast engage in extensive Indian Ocean trade?