Swahili Origins
What geographic area is primarily associated with the Swahili community?
What is the East African coast?
What is the predominant religion among the Swahili people today?
What is Islam?
What is the primary language spoken by the Swahili people?
What is Swahili?
What is the local belief system that coexists with Islam among the Swahili?
What is mila?
What is a belief system shared by a group of people?
What is a religious group?
Which two groups of traders influenced the development of the Swahili culture?
Who are Arab and Persian traders?
How do many Swahili people use charms in their daily lives?
What are charms containing verses of the Quran for protection?
Which language heavily influences the Swahili language?
What is Arabic?
What is often included in Swahili healing practices along with herbal medicines?
What are prescribed prayers and rituals?
What are the two largest religious groups in Africa today?
What are Islam and Christianity?
What does the word “Swahili” mean in Arabic?
What is “one who lives on the coast”?
What is the significance of the Quran to the Swahili community?
What is it the holy book for Muslims?
Why is the Swahili language considered a mix of cultures?
What is due to contact with African and Asiatic people?
How do Swahili people sometimes communicate with spirits?
What is by entering a trance?
What is animism?
What is the belief that all plants, animals, and objects have spirits?
Name two countries where Swahili culture is prominent.
What are Kenya and Tanzania?
How has Islam contributed to the identity of the Swahili people?
What is it helped create a common identity among diverse groups?
What type of markets attracted traders to the East African coast?
What are profitable markets?
What is believed about spirits in Swahili culture?
What is that they can possess a person?
Name one way traditional African religions influence daily life.
Responses can include: how people marry, what they eat, clothing choices, treatment of illness, or burial practices.
What language family does the Swahili language belong to?
What is the Bantu language family?
Describe the role of fishing and trade in the Swahili culture.
What are primary occupations for many Swahili people today?
What does the term “djinns” refer to in Swahili culture?
What are spirits believed to possess people?
How did local beliefs influence the practices in medicine and healing among the Swahili?
What is they are integrated with spiritual practices?
What role do ancestors play in traditional African religions?
Ancestors are viewed as important spiritual figures who watch over the living and are honored through prayers and rituals.