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Lineage groups: In many African societies, extended families are very important. Lineage groups are comprised of people who share a common ancestry. Lineage groups play an important role in the governing of decentralized societies.
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∙ 12y agoThey needed to have it in order to survive, they needed to work together to get food and other supplies and otherwise it could cause friction in between the people.
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What are the names of the African Americans in the Old Testament?
AnswerThe Old Testament was essentially about the Hebrew people, who were Semitic and therefore not black. The Bible does not mention the West African people or African Americans.
Were the Babylonians part of the Israelite people?
AnswerThe Israelites were a West Semitic people, closely related to the Canaanites, Aramites and other neighbours. From about 2200 BCE, the early Babylonians were also Semitic, but not a West Semitic People. The Chaldeans, often called Babylonians, were Southern Semitic, or Arabian, people who settled near Babylon in the eighth century BCE. So, the Babylonians were ethnically close to the Israelites, but not as much so as the people of Aram, Edom or Moab, and other close neighbours of Israel.
How can you be at scoan?
To be at SCOAN, a person would probably have to fly to Nigeria in West Africa to attend the church. However, the church is open to all people who have accepted the word of Christ and God.
What religion spread from North Africa to west religion?
What religion spread from North Africa to west Africa
Who occupied the southern coastal plain of modern Israel for most of the Old Testament period?
A:The coastal strip north of Israel was occupied by the Phoenicians, a West Semitic people. Further south, west of Israel, the coastal strip was occupied by Canaanites, another West Semitic people, closely related to the Hebrews. Even further south, west of Judah and sourthern Israel, were the Philistines. After the Assyrian conquest of Israel and much of the Levant, Phoenicia became one Assyrian province, Megiddo became the capital of the Assyrian province of Galilee, and the coastal area around the city of Dor appears to have become the province of Duru. Israel itself became the province of Samaria.
What role did kinship groups play in west African society?
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Why do the authors argue that knowledge of the history of west africa important to understanding the people who became the first african americans?
Read the book! Most African Americans have roots in West Africa.
Who where the people who carried goods from Europe to west African Empires?
The people that carried goods from Europe to west African empires were Portuguese people.
What is the The West African city important in trade between Europe and African civilizations?
Timbuktu.
Who were the griots what role did they play in west African society?
griots were important in african society because they were african messengers.
Conakry is an important port for what west African country?
Guinea
How was lineage important in west African societies?
the importance of lineage groups in western african societies
Why were gold salt important in west African trade?
salt was used to prserve the food, flaver the food, and heal other people
Was an important West African center of trade?
Yes, Benin was an important trading centre
Why were griots important?
Griots are important because it represented west African culture and society
Who was the most important woman in ancient west African society?
cleopatra
Was Benin an important west African center of trade?
Yes, Benin was an important trading centre
