An ethnic group is a group of people who share the same culture, race, and history. They often speak the same language, share the same festivals, and eat the same food. They are different from religious groups. Religious groups are groups of people that believe the same in the same god or gods. People in a religious groups can be of different ethnicity, and people in an ethnic group can be of different religions. Africa is the second most populated continent in the world. It has many diverse cultures and people. Thousands of many different types of people live here. There are many religious and ethnic groups. This paper is about three ethnic group, the Ashanti, the Bantu, and the Swahili. The Ashanti live in present day Ghana, in a crater
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He defeated the Denkyira kingdom and unified the separate Akan states. So this rose to be a powerful empire with a strong centralized government. It was believed that the Golden Stool, which is a strong representation of the Ashanti power, was given to Tutu from the heavens. The Golden Stool is a curved seat 46 cm high with a platform 61 cm wide and 30 cm deep. The kingdom protected their precious stool at all costs. They fought many wars to keep it safe, and when someone tries to strip it of its gold, they were caught and sentenced to death. And another time, someone tried to make their own copy of the stool, but they were caught and killed in a bad way, and the gold was used to make two masks of the face, and was hung on both sides of the stool. Slavery was also a big part of the Ashanti ethnic group. This was how important the Golden Stool was for the Ashanti people. Slaves were usually war prisoners, or people who broke the laws, but slaves were allowed to own their own slave, which is kind of weird in my …show more content…
The British granted them back their independence in 1953. The Bantu are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa, with over 60 million people. The word Bantu is a generic word for anyone who speaks one of the many Bantu languages. Many languages in Africa derive from both the Bantu and Arabic languages. The Bantu are spread throughout the continent of Africa, but mostly near the Sub-Saharan region. The majority of Bantu are Christians. This ethnic group is divided into mini-ethnic groups, such as the Zulu from South Africa, and Kikuyu from Kenya. Many people believe that the Bantu, started in present day Cameroon, but soon spread to many different places around the continent, taking up many different styles, and languages, though all similar to the main one. The Bantu tribes were often admired for military strength. The Zulu in South Africa, were able to fight and defeat a British army who had rifles and cannons with only spears, and the Kikuyu held a heroic rebellion against the British. The Bantu were also clever shepherds and farmers. There were many Bantu arts, like sculptures, pottery, iron work, and
He defeated the Denkyira kingdom and unified the separate Akan states. So this rose to be a powerful empire with a strong centralized government. It was believed that the Golden Stool, which is a strong representation of the Ashanti power, was given to Tutu from the heavens. The Golden Stool is a curved seat 46 cm high with a platform 61 cm wide and 30 cm deep. The kingdom protected their precious stool at all costs. They fought many wars to keep it safe, and when someone tries to strip it of its gold, they were caught and sentenced to death. And another time, someone tried to make their own copy of the stool, but they were caught and killed in a bad way, and the gold was used to make two masks of the face, and was hung on both sides of the stool. Slavery was also a big part of the Ashanti ethnic group. This was how important the Golden Stool was for the Ashanti people. Slaves were usually war prisoners, or people who broke the laws, but slaves were allowed to own their own slave, which is kind of weird in my …show more content…
The British granted them back their independence in 1953. The Bantu are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa, with over 60 million people. The word Bantu is a generic word for anyone who speaks one of the many Bantu languages. Many languages in Africa derive from both the Bantu and Arabic languages. The Bantu are spread throughout the continent of Africa, but mostly near the Sub-Saharan region. The majority of Bantu are Christians. This ethnic group is divided into mini-ethnic groups, such as the Zulu from South Africa, and Kikuyu from Kenya. Many people believe that the Bantu, started in present day Cameroon, but soon spread to many different places around the continent, taking up many different styles, and languages, though all similar to the main one. The Bantu tribes were often admired for military strength. The Zulu in South Africa, were able to fight and defeat a British army who had rifles and cannons with only spears, and the Kikuyu held a heroic rebellion against the British. The Bantu were also clever shepherds and farmers. There were many Bantu arts, like sculptures, pottery, iron work, and