World Cultures 8. Preserve culture Influence new/other cultures think of all the influences that the United States has received from other cultures!

World Cultures 8 Preserve culture Influence new/other cultures think of all the influences that the United States has received from other cultures! Vikings, Spaniards, British, French, Irish, German, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, Hispanic, Indian, African, and many MANY more! Change culture can change how a culture adapts/deals Generalizations are more difficult to apply to Africa or Africans than elsewhere. The Making of Modern Africa by Tunde Obadina o no other continent has so many countries, political divisions o the most Christian continent o More Muslims than the Middle East polygamy is popular 1 trained physician per 13,000 people in Africa more than 1,000 languages 12 million killed in civil wars since 1990 oldest inhabited territory on earth pop over 900 million Cradle of Civilization diverse continent over 3,000 ethnic groups own cultures and traditions grinding poverty deliver economic goods to larger proportions of people deliver more benefits of good government to more people end the destructive killing fields/wars improve education improve health services decrease HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria snowy mountains, savannas (grassy plains), rain forests, deserts, and rivers Deserts Sahara largest desert desertification lands replaced by desert, is increasing Kalahari desert the great thirst Namib desert highest dunes Mountains Atlas, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, and more Lakes and Rivers Victoria Lake Nile Niger Congo Zambezi also gave its name to an infamous shark The British are coming! The British are coming! Foreign Invasions Phoenicians Greeks Romans North Africa under Roman control Arabians and new Islamic religion Portugal Belgians France other Europeans Transatlantic slave trade Africa across the Atlantic Ocean European colonialism emergence of common identity Change of Religion Reasons for conversion: common bonds of government & fellowship tolerant of most customs often incorporated traditional values polygamy allowed Christianity based on teachings of Jesus Christ 1 of the 1st Christian churches in the world Islam based on teachings of prophet Muhammad detailed instructions to behave in private and public specific rules in governance some have belief of 1 supreme god some believe in more than 1 everyday life influenced by spirits present in nature & ones ancestors prayer & sacrifice communicate with spiritual world fetishism belief that an object has magical powers that can help its owner sound familiar? Any other similarities between your religion and African religions? worship of animals Respect for ancestry elaborate ceremonies and rituals to honor ancestors ancestors will be pleased and send them blessings