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16 Cards in this Set
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What is an ethic group? |
a group of people sharing a common culture, religion, and language.
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What is an religious group? |
a group of people sharing a common deity, scared text, |
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What ethic group is located in Northern Africa? |
Arab |
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What ethic group is located in the Ghana and Ivory Coast (West Africa)? |
Ashanti |
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What ethic group is located in Central and Southern Africa? |
Bantu |
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What ethic group is located in Eastern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique)? |
Swahili |
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What language does the Arabs speak? |
Arabic |
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What language does the Ashanti speak? |
Twi |
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What language does the Bantu speak? |
Bantu family of languages (over 650) |
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What language does the Swahili speak? |
Swahili- a blend of Arabic and Bantu. |
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Which ethnic groups have an Islamic influence in their culture? |
All of them; Arab, Ashanti, Bantu, Swahili. |
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What religion do Arabs practice? |
Mostly Muslim |
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What religion do the Ashanti practice? |
Traditional African religions- belief in supreme god, natural spirits (animism), and Golden Stool as the source of the people's power. -Some Christianity and Muslim |
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What religion does the Bantu practice? |
Some Muslim, some Christian, some animist. |
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What religion does the Swahili practice? |
Muslim, plus some local traditional African beliefs. |
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What is animism? |
the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
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