What is true about the Bantu people?

They brought language and culture across Africa.

Those who practice the traditional Ashanti religion

Believe in one god called Nayme

Which phrase best describes the savanna?

grasslands making up half of the African continent

Why was learning Arabic important for those who became Muslims?

The Quran is written in Arabic.

Which phrase best describes the rainforest?

Humid and warm with thick vegetation

One who wanders from place to place; can be found in deserts

Which phrase best describes the Sahel?

An area that borders the desert

Why is farming so difficult in the Sahel?

Rainfall can vary widely from year to year

What is the most common way people make a living in the Sahel?

herding and subsistence farming

Which would be an example of a religious group?

People who share a belief in god or gods

Which would be an example of an ethnic group?

People who share a language or history

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Africa---Ethnic groups, Religion, and Physical Features

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1
What is true about the Bantu people?
The government forced them to migrate to Northern Africa.
They started the logging industry in Africa.
They brought language and culture across Africa.
They went to war with the Arabs.
2
Name this country!
Kenya
Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria
Sudan
3
Name this country!
Sudan
Libya
Nigeria
Kenya
4
Those who practice the traditional Ashanti religion
Use the Quran as their holy book
Must pray facing Mecca five times daily
Believe in one god called Nayme
Believe that Jesus is the son of God
5
Which phrase best describes the savanna?
A semi-arid region just south of the Sahara Desert
An area of fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast
An area of harsh desert in the north of Africa
grasslands making up half of the African continent
6
Which is the greatest danger for the African savanna today?
Activities of people
Logging industries
Seasonal fires
annual drought
7
Why was learning Arabic important for those who became Muslims?
Muslims were required to only speak Arabic.
The Quran is written in Arabic.
Arabic is an easy language to learn.
Arabic was the only written language.
8
What were two of the most important trade goods carried across the Sahara Desert?
Gold and silver
Iron and silver
Gold and salt
Spices and wood
9
Which phrase best describes the rainforest?
Hot and dry desert
Rolling grassy plains
Humid and warm with thick vegetation
Semi-arid farmland
10
What is a nomad?
One who wanders from place to place; can be found in deserts
Industrial workers who live in African cities
Plantation owners who live along the coast
Those who live and farm in villages
11
What do we call a group of people that have a common culture, history, ancestry, language, etc?
Cultural family
Cultural group
Ethnic group
Family group
12
Which phrase best describes the Sahara region?
Hot, dry desert
Scattered grassland and scrub brush
Rolling grasslands
Tropical rainforest
13
Name this country!
Sudan
Kenya
South Africa
Nigeria
14
What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa?
Christianity
Judaism
Animism
Islam
15
Which phrase best describes the Sahel?
Rolling grasslands and low hills
Cleared land that was once rainforest
A desert made up of high sand dunes
An area that borders the desert
16
This ethnic group lives mostly in the Sahara region. Most of these people practice Islam.
Swahili
Arabs
Ashantis
Bantu
17
Why is farming so difficult in the Sahel?
Rainfall can vary widely from year to year
Farm animals in the Sahel eat the crops
Thick grass makes farming difficult
No rain falls in the Sahel at all
18
This ethnic group is actually a collection of over 600 groups who speak similar languages.
Ashanti
Swahili
Bantu
Arabs
19
What is the most common way people make a living in the Sahel?
Caravan trade in gold and silver
Fishing and shipbuilding
Logging
herding and subsistence farming
20
Which would be an example of a religious group?
People who share a language or history
People who share a belief in god or gods
People who grow similar food
People who like to read the same literature
21
This ethnic group is located in West Africa (Ghana and Ivory Coast). They speak Twi.
Swahili
Arabs
Bantu
Ashanti
22
Name this country!
Nigeria
Democratic Republic of Congo
Kenya
South Africa
23
Name this country!
Nigeria
Kenya
Democratic Republic of Congo
South Africa
24
The Swahili language is a mixture of Arabic and
Bantu
Muslim
Ashanti
English
25
Where are the majority of the Swahili people found?
North Africa
South Africa
East Africa
The Sahel
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Which would be an example of an ethnic group?
People who share a language or history
People who grow similar food
people who like to read the dame literature
People who share a belief in god or gods

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