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What are the differences between an What are the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group?ethnic group and a religious group?

What is an ethnic group?What is an ethnic group?• Group of people who share cultural ideas Group of people who share cultural ideas

and beliefs that have been a part of their and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generationscommunity for generations

• Examples: languages, religion, shared Examples: languages, religion, shared history, types of food, traditional stories, history, types of food, traditional stories, beliefs, or ritualsbeliefs, or rituals

Which would be an example of an ethnic group?Which would be an example of an ethnic group?

a.a. People who grow a similar foodPeople who grow a similar food

b.b. People who share a language or religionPeople who share a language or religion

c.c. People who share a belief in god or godsPeople who share a belief in god or gods

d.d. People who like to read the same literaturePeople who like to read the same literature

What is an religious group?What is an religious group?

• Shares a belief system in a god or gods, Shares a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and with a specific set of rituals and literature.literature.

Which would be an example of a religious group?Which would be an example of a religious group?a.a. People who grow similar foodPeople who grow similar foodb.b. People who share a language or religionPeople who share a language or religionc.c. People who share a belief in god or godsPeople who share a belief in god or gods

d.d. People who like to read the same literaturePeople who like to read the same literature

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What is the diversity of What is the diversity of religions within the Arab, religions within the Arab,

Ashanti, Bantu, and Swahili Ashanti, Bantu, and Swahili ethnic groups?ethnic groups?

Ethnic group: ArabEthnic group: Arab

• Live in North Africa; found throughout Live in North Africa; found throughout Africa todayAfrica today

• Follow Islam religionFollow Islam religion

• Embrace Muslim traditions and linked to Embrace Muslim traditions and linked to the Middle Eastthe Middle East

• Africans learned to speak Arabic Africans learned to speak Arabic language to be able to read the Quranlanguage to be able to read the Quran

• Arab traders spread the Islam religion Arab traders spread the Islam religion while trading gold and salt to Africanswhile trading gold and salt to Africans

Ethnic group: AshantiEthnic group: Ashanti

• Majority live in GhanaMajority live in Ghana

• Religion: mixture of spiritual and Religion: mixture of spiritual and supernatural powers, worship a golden supernatural powers, worship a golden stool that represents power, worship stool that represents power, worship one supreme god called Naymeone supreme god called Nayme

• other Ashanti people practice other Ashanti people practice Christianity and Islam along with the Christianity and Islam along with the traditional Shanti religiontraditional Shanti religion

Ethnic group: BantuEthnic group: Bantu• Many different African people who Many different African people who

share a related language and some share a related language and some cultural characteristics that covered a cultural characteristics that covered a large expanse of Africalarge expanse of Africa

• Over 60 million people today are part of Over 60 million people today are part of the Bantu culturethe Bantu culture

• Bantu practice a wide variety of Bantu practice a wide variety of religions such as Animism, Islam, and religions such as Animism, Islam, and ChristianityChristianity

Ethnic group: SwahiliEthnic group: Swahili• Majority are found in the Eastern part of Majority are found in the Eastern part of

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• Speak a language that is a mixture of Speak a language that is a mixture of Bantu and ArabicBantu and Arabic

• In Arabic Swahili means “one who lives In Arabic Swahili means “one who lives on the coast”on the coast”

• Religion most common to Swahili’s is Religion most common to Swahili’s is IslamIslam

• Believe in “Believe in “milamila”: a belief that spirits can ”: a belief that spirits can possess a personpossess a person