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African Art

imckinney2354 — 2025-02-27 15:04:04 UTC

One of the main elements of African art is that it is often created in three-dimensions rather than two-dimensions. For example, they used sculpture more often than flat paintings.

African art

imckinney2354 — 2025-02-27 15:05:59 UTC

Many Ancient African civilizations created jewelry from gold, gems, shells, and other materials

Religious beliefs

imckinney2354 — 2025-02-27 15:08:13 UTC

Supreme God: Many African religions believed in a supreme god that created the world. Some examples include the gods Oludmare of Nigeria and Katonda of Uganda.

2 important religious

imckinney2354 — 2025-02-28 14:25:57 UTC

Nature Spirits: Beneath the supreme god are a number of spirits who mostly live in nature including animals, water, and the earth.
Ancestral Spirits: The spirits of dead ancestors often played an important part in traditional African religion.

Sacrifice

imckinney2354 — 2025-02-28 14:30:14 UTC

Sacrifice: Most Ancient African religions offered some sort of sacrifice to their gods or the spirits.

Daily life

imckinney2354 — 2025-02-28 14:34:54 UTC

Most people in Ancient Africa were farmers. They spent much of their day working the land growing crops such as yams, sorghum, barley, and wheat.

Traders

imckinney2354 — 2025-02-28 14:36:26 UTC

Traders played an important role in the economy of Ancient Africa. They moved goods across the Sahara Desert using caravans of camels.

Warriors

imckinney2354 — 2025-02-28 14:37:27 UTC

Warriors were important in the large empires of Ancient Africa such as the Mali and the Songhai Empires

Women vs man

imckinney2354 — 2025-02-28 14:42:13 UTC

The women were shown more respect than the men. There were a lot of affairs but their men show no signs of jealousy. No one claims descent from his father, but on the contrary from his mother’s brother.