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Some religious beliefs or practices that were used in west Africa:

The majority of people that were there are Cristian or Islam. And most people there believed in Supreme Gods, Nature Spirits, Ancestral Spirits, Sacrifice, Rites of Passage, Magic, and Rituals.

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They have typical jobs like

Farmers,traders,artisans,warriors,and slaves.

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Types of homes

Thatched huts made of straw and clay normally had one room while royals often had homes made of wood and stone.

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Typical foods (depends on where you are but the most common is)

fish , meat, vegetables, wheat, yams, maize, and rice.

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Types of clothes (did not wear a lot because it is always hot)

Most of the time they went around naked for special ceremonies they wore loincloths or turnicks. Also as Islam became more known people started to wear more clothes like animal skins, fur, cotton, and even sometimes the bark of trees  they also wore jewelry and makeup.

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They trace their family's lineage through the mother and the females are the rulers of the household.

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Some common themes of African art are

Heavily influenced by religion mainly by Arabs, European and Christianity. And other common themes for African art are the types of materials they use like woods, metals, ceramics, and ivory. They also do more 3d art than 2d flat art. And the most common form of art was Sculptures, masks, jewelry, and pottery.