SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA11.3 | Religion and Culture

O | R: YOU GUESSED IT

• Traditional (local animistic) religions• Voodoo’s trip to Haiti

• Santeria and blood sacrifice

D | R: MONOTHEISM

• Islam came from the north and the east• Trans-Saharan trade routes• Indian Ocean trade routes

• Christianity came with triangular trade and imperialism

T | R: PEACE AND CONFLICT

• Conflict zones along religious borders• Sudan and South Sudan (Darfur) • Nigeria and Boko Haram

• Christian charities • Support for poor communities

O | C: COMMUNITY-BASED

• Local groups, local tribes, local communities• Groups of people doing their own thing• Self-reliance

D | C: SOME ASSIMILATION

• The imperial age brought Western education• Often forced assimilation• But some cultural blending

• Nationalism came with independence in the 1950s-70s• The idea that people share a common traits

• This unifies them

T | C: SEEKING IDENTITY

• The scramble for Africa created an identity crisis• Countries with various nations

• Issues with a collective identity• Countries with divided wealth

• Issues of using wealth to help the nation