In little more than a century, the religious landscape of sub-Saharan Africa has changed dramatically. As of 1900, both Muslims and Christians were relatively small minorities in the region. The vast majority of people practiced traditional African religions, while adherents of Christianity and Islam combined made up less than a quarter of the population, according to historical estimates from the World Religion Database.
Since then, however, the number of Muslims living between the Sahara Desert and the Cape of Good Hope has increased more than 20-fold, rising from an estimated 11 million in 1900 to approximately 234 million in 2010. The number of Christians has grown even faster, soaring almost 70-fold from about 7 million to 470 million. Sub-Saharan Africa now is home to about one-in-five of all the Christians in the world (21%) and more than one-in-seven of the world’s Muslims (15%).1
While sub-Saharan Africa has almost twice as many Christians as Muslims, on the African continent as a whole the two faiths are roughly balanced, with 400 million to 500 million followers each. Since northern Africa is heavily Muslim and southern Africa is heavily Christian, the great meeting place is in the middle, a 4,000-mile swath from Somalia in the east to Senegal in the west.
To some outside observers, this is a volatile religious fault line—the site, for example, of al-Qaeda’s first major terrorist strike, the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, and more recently of ethnic and sectarian bloodshed in Nigeria, where hundreds of Muslims and Christians have been killed.
To others, religion is not so much a source of conflict as a source of hope in sub- Saharan Africa, where religious leaders and movements are a major force in civil society and a key provider of relief and development for the needy, particularly given the widespread reality of failed states and collapsing government services.
But how do sub-Saharan Africans themselves view the role of religion in their lives and societies? To address this question, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, with generous funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation, conducted a major public opinion survey involving more than 25,000 face-to-face interviews in more than 60 languages or dialects in 19 countries, representing 75% of the total population of sub-Saharan Africa. (View a PDF map of the 19 countries surveyed.)
Our survey asked people to describe their religious beliefs and practices. We sought to gauge their knowledge of, and attitudes toward, other faiths. We tried to assess their degree of political and economic satisfaction; their concerns about crime, corruption and extremism; their positions on issues such as abortion and polygamy; and their views of democracy, religious law and the place of women in society.
The resulting report offers a detailed and in some ways surprising portrait of religion and society in a wide variety of countries, some heavily Muslim, some heavily Christian and some mixed. Africans have long been seen as devout and morally conservative, and the survey largely confirms this. But insofar as the conventional wisdom has been that Africans are lacking in tolerance for people of other faiths, it may need rethinking.
The report also may pose some apparent paradoxes, at least to Western readers. The survey findings suggest that many Africans are deeply committed to Islam or Christianity and yet continue to practice elements of traditional African religions. Many support democracy and say it is a good thing that people from other religions are able to practice their faith freely. At the same time, they also favor making the Bible or sharia law the official law of the land. And while both Muslims and Christians recognize positive attributes in one another, tensions lie close to the surface.
It is our hope that the survey will contribute to a better understanding of the role religion plays in the private and public lives of the approximately 820 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa. This report is part of a larger effort – the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project – that aims to increase people’s knowledge of religion around the world.
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Why did problems faced by the small farmers lead to problems in the urban centers?
Answer:
Due to rapid improvements in farming technology, many farmers' laboring jobs were stolen by machines. Because of this many of them moved to the cities in search of jobs. ... It allowed workers to go to and from jobs more easily.
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Which Greek city-state concentrated most on the development of the arts, architecture and literature during the classical era?
Answer: Athens
The Classical Period
This enormous wealth permitted Athens to flourish in terms of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, and politics. Until the beginning of the 6th century, Athens was ruled by aristocrats and generals. The position of the citizen in the hierarchy depended upon his wealth.
The Greek city-state which is concentrated most on the development of the arts, architecture and literature during the classical era is Athens.
What is the classical era?
Between 1700 and 1900, the classical era encompassed everything of classical music. The Baroque and Romantic periods are separated by the Classical era. Compared to Baroque music, classical music is more refined in its use of form and has a lighter, crisper feel.
Athens was able to flourish in terms of politics, literature, philosophy, art, and architecture thanks to its tremendous wealth. Generals and aristocracy dominated Athens up until the beginning of the sixth century. According on his riches, a citizen's place in the hierarchy varied.
Athens is the Greek city-state where the development of the arts, architecture, and literature throughout the classical era was concentrated most.
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Based on the map shown, what practical purpose was MOST LIKELY served by founding the colony of Georgia? A) furthering the western boundaries of colonial America B) protecting the southern colonies from Spanish attacks C) connecting the British colonies with the Gulf of Mexico D) adding additional trading ports along the Atlantic coast
Answer:
B. Protecting the southern colonies from Spanish attacks
Explanation:
Georgia was ultimately established in 1732 to protect South Carolina and other southern colonies from Spanish invasion through Florida
The practical purpose was most likely served by founding the colony of Georgia are protecting the southern colonies from Spanish attacks. Thus, the option (b) is correct.
What is colony?
The term colony refers to the area the population are settled to a new area. The political and government controlled by the colony. A colony is a country that is politically governed by another country. The people are settle in the new places as British colony in the America.
Georgia's colony was established as a result of the buffer colony. Georgia is prepared to defend the southern colonies against Spanish invasion. 13 colonies were added in the southern colonies as defense against invasion near the border.
Therefore, the colony of Georgia are protecting the southern colonies from Spanish attacks. Hence, option (b) is correct.
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1. Explain the events of Bacon’s Rebellion and why it was important?
2. What were the effects of growing tobacco on the Jamestown colony?
3. Why was the Jamestown colony started?
4. What events in England occurred making the Puritans form a colony??
5. Where was the Plymouth located??
6. List some of the issues the settlers of Jamestown and Plymouth face??
7. How did Indians react to the colonists?
8. What were the Salem Witch trials??
9. What is a charter?
10. Explain the differences between the views of the colonist and the Indians.
11. Explain the French and Indian War.
12. Discuss the characteristics of the 3 regions of colonies. The New England, Middle & Southern Colonies
13. What is the Currency Act?
14. What are the Sons Of Liberty?
15. What is the Boston Massacre?
16. What is the Tea Act?
17. What is the Boston Tea Party??
18. What is the Coercive Act??
19. What is the Townshed Act??
20. What is the 1st Continental Congress??
21. Why did the King Of England begin taxing the colonist?
22. What was the reaction by the colonist to many of acts imposed on them?
23. What does “taxation without representation” mean?
24. Who was Thomas Paine??
25: Describe the Battle of Lexington and Concord??
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Answer:
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion by Virginia settlers that took place in 1676. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley. Starting in the 1650s, as English colonists began to settle the Northern Neck frontier, then known as Chicacoan, some Doeg, Patawomeck and Rappahannock began moving into the region as well and joined local tribes in disputing the settlers' claims to land and resources. In July 1666, the colonists declared war on them. By 1669, colonists had patented the land on the west of the Potomac as far north as My Lord's Island. By 1670, they had driven most of the Doeg out of the Virginia colony and into Maryland—apart from those living beside the Nanzatico/Portobago in Caroline County, Virginia.
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Feudal lords granted charters to guilds, allowing them to regulate trade. What did guilds do for their lords in return? The guilds discouraged people from moving to urban centers. The guilds paid taxes, helped raise armies, and provided other services for their lords. The guilds ensured that the nobility's power would go unchallenged throughout the Middle Ages. The guilds paid foreign merchants to come to their town to trade.
Answer:
The guilds paid taxes, helped raise armies, and provided other services for their lords.
Explanation:
Feudal system could be regarded as military heirachy system, it usually inform of a system containing Monarch, Lord, Peasants, as well as Knights.
A Feudal lords in this order were were well known in accient times, and has entitlement to allegiance and services in that heirachy, whenever a battle surface, the Lord's will be called upon by their Baron to face it. They oversea things in that particular area.
The Feudal lords were in the position to grant charters to guilds, as well allowing them to regulate trade. However, the guilds paid taxes, helped raise armies, and provided other services for their lords, all these in return of chartered granted to them.
Answer:
B). The guilds paid taxes, helped raise armies, and provided other services for their lords.
Explanation:
Was Robespierre's Committee of Public Safety an effective government?
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Answer:
On July 27, 1793, Robespierre was elected to the Committee of Public Safety, which was formed in April to protect France against its enemies, foreign and domestic, and to oversee the government. Under his leadership, the committee came to exercise virtual dictatorial control over the French government.
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Which of the following is not part of the study of physical geography?
Mountains
Climate
Cities
Plants
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Cities are not part of nature therefore people don't study them
Because the Spanish defeated the Aztecs, ________________________.
a. the Aztec capital was rebuilt as a Spanish capital.
b. mining caused a reduction in the Spanish population.
c. Cortés was able to continue exploring down into South America.
d. none of the above were results of the Aztec defeat.
Answer:
A. the Aztec capital was rebuilt as a Spanish capital.
Explanation:
Spain's intention to attacked the Aztec was to take control of the resources that exist within their region (most notably Gold and different varieties of agricultural product)
After the Aztec is defeated, Spain need to built a base in that region that will serve as a control post during the resource extraction process. This is why the Aztec capital was rebuilt as a Spanish capital. They implemented some sort of government for easier communication with the government in Spain and brought in the technologies necessary for the resource extraction.
Answer:
A) The Aztec capital was rebuilt as a spinach capital
Explanation:
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In what part of the speech does Lincoln say that Southerners tried to secede without violence? Cite a specific example from the text.
(03. LC) Which of the following is one way the U.S. Constitution expanded the power of the central government?
Answer: Creation of a judicial branch
Explanation:
The options to the question are:
a. Creation of a judicial branch
b. Creation of a national bank
c. Creation of the Electoral College
d. Creation of the Monroe Doctrine
One way that the Constitution of the United States expanded the power of the central government is the creation of a judicial branch. The judicial branch is in charge of interpretation and application of law and also settling of legal disputes.
The Monroe Doctrine simply states that with regards to the politics in America, an intervention by external powers will be considered dangerous to America.
The electoral college are electors who employ the president and the vice president. The creation of national bank isn't a way the U.S constitution expanded the power of the central government.
From the explanation, the answer is "creation of a judicial branch".
Answer:
Creation of a judicial branch
Explanation:
The Constitution created the judicial branch of the national governemnt. There was not judicial or executive branch under the Articles of Confederation. These are ways that the Constitution helped to expand the power of the central goverment.
Quote that inspires you give credit to who said the quote
Answer:
Every word Samuel L Jackson says
Who were the Bolsheviks and why are they important
Answer:
The Bolsheviks also knew in English as the Bolshevists, were a radical, far left, and they considered themselves the leaders of the revolutionary proletariat of failed to recognize the importance of uniting the working population behind.
Explanation:
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How did a network of roads maintain peace and unity in the Persian empire?
The persain empire was so vast the road connected in different location. they made trade easier and allowed government offices to travel between cities to collect taxes
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What was France's main source of income from the New World?
A. The fur trade.
B. Corn and beans.
C. Building ships.
D. African slaves.
Answer: A. The fur trade
Explanation:
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Where did most scientists believe the first civilization developed?
A. Along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
B.In central Africa, along the Nile
C.In the Indus River Valley
D.In Ancient Greece, along the Mediterranean
Explain if the Federal or State government has more power?
What benefits did the Navigation Act passed on in 1663 provide to Britain? How did it affect the colonies?
Answer:
The goods were then to be inspected and taxed. This meant that the English colonies could only receive European goods via England. The 1660 and 1663 Navigation Acts increased the cost, and shipping time, for the colonies.
Explanation:
How does Locke’s reasoning compare with King James I’s?
Answer:
In 1688, King James II was overthrown by a group of Parliamentarians. This was the result of what is now known as the Glorious Revolution, or the Revolution of 1688. Naturalist and political philosopher John Locke was present to witness these events and was so compelled by them, he wrote what is known as the Second Treatise on Government. In this, Locke would attempt to explain why King James II was justifiably overthrown, and why William III ascended him. He would define for us the “legitimate role of civil government”(Uzgalis).
Why could the British not escape from Yorktown? PLEASE HELP
Answer:
Because eventually over time they couldn’t support their troops. Welp, I tried. Hope this is right! God bless you!
Answer:
The soldiers were trapped by the Patriots and a large French fleet under the Count de Grasse.
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11) What were the cities with important rail yards for cattle in the 19th century?
Select all that apply.
Denver, Colorado
Ellsworth, Kansas
Promontory Point, Utah
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Topeka, Kansas
San Francisco, California
Dallas, Texas
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Kansas City, Missouri (or Kansas)
Abilene, Kansas
Dodge City, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Answer:
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Abilene, Kansas
Now you write about how Cortes conquered the Aztecs. Write as many details from beginning to the end. Finally be sure and mention what the effects of this battle were for Spain and the Aztecs. Discuss what this area is presently called today. Finally, discuss how you feel about what happened and the consequences of this battle for Spain and the Aztec empire
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Hernan Cortez arrived in the Americas on March 4, 1519. He specifically arrived at the Yucatan Peninsula, in the Mexican territory. Five months later, on November 8th, 1519, he finally arrived at the center of the Aztec Empire: the great city of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztecs.
Cortez realized that Spaniards alone, it was going to be impossible to defeat the mighty Aztec Army. That is why in 1521, Cortez made alliances with Native Tribes that were enemies to the Aztecas. Specifically, the Chollulans and the Tlaxcalteans.
On July 1, 1520, the Cortez army is defeated by the Aztecs in what is known as the "Sad Night." They had to retreat and plan another strategy. In that year, Emperor Cuithlahuac substitutes Moctezuma II, as the new ruler, but he suddenly died from smallpox. Cuáhutemoc became the Emperor. He was the last emperor of the Aztecs.
On August 13, 1521, the Aztec Army surrendered the city to Cortez. The Spaniards had conquered Tenochtitlan and killed Cuauhtémoc.
This area of Tenochtitlan, today is downtown Mexico City. The ruins of the pyramids can be visited next to the main square(Zócalo in Spanish), and the Cathedral.
The consequences of the conquest were meaningful. Never before seen diseases brought by Spaniards almost wipe out 80% of the Aztecs population. Diseases such as smallpox, chickenpox, malaria, cholera, and influenza.
Spaniards also evangelized the Aztecs into the religious teachings of Catholicism.
How is the United States government structure?
Answer:
trade
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Think about cultural or family traditions you would want to take with you if you had to move to another country.
Write a 1 page reflection about these traditions and draw a representational picture. What if you moved to a place where these traditions were unacceptable or even illegal? How might you feel? Might you try to keep doing them, but secretly?
Answer:
If i moved to a place where my religion or triadition wasn't accepted I would feel dissapointed or even mad at the place or whatever made the rule. If the place was very serius about not having that tradition i wouldnt keep doing them because i might get hurt or worse. But if the place didnt care to much about i might do it secretly.
Explanation:
If I relocated somewhere that didn't accept my religion or ethnicity, I would be disappointed or perhaps angry at the location or whoever imposed the regulation. I wouldn't continue to perform them if the location was extremely serious about not having that tradition since I may be harmed or worse. However, if the location didn't care too much, I may do it covertly.
How do cultural or family traditions affects our life?Decisions concerning the kid and the family are influenced by the cultural ideas of each family member and the entire family. Our perspectives on important topics including family roles and objectives, caregiving techniques, education, school preparation, kid behaviors, and the essence of childhood itself are shaped by our cultural backgrounds.
Tradition adds to a feeling of security and community. It allows people to rekindle friendships and brings families together. Values like freedom, religion, honesty, a solid education, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and the need for selflessness are reinforced through tradition. Your moral compass, views, values, and traditions are influenced by your family culture, among other factors.
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The very influential 1776 pamphlet, written by _______, which argued that the colonies should be independent was called Common Sense.
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Karl Marx
Answer:
thomas.paine
Explanation:
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Answer:
Thomas Paine
Explanation:
He was the one who made a pamphlet called “common sense” in 1776.
What did the Election of 1860 mean for sectionalism and national politics?
Answer:
The Republican Party was relatively new; 1860 was only the second time the party had a candidate in the presidential race. The Constitutional Union Party was also new and 1860 was the first and only time the party ran a candidate for president.
The results of the 1860 election pushed the nation into war.
Which actions can the governor take on a bill that has been passed by the general assembly? Check all that apply
The governor can reject the bill by vetoing it.
The governor can approve the bill by signing it
The governor can add amendments to the bill.
The governor can choose to take no action,
The governor can put the bill on hold indefinitely
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Answer:
Once the governor receives a bill, he can sign it, veto it, or do nothing. If he signs it, the bill becomes law. If he does nothing, the bill becomes law without his signature. If he vetoes the bill, and the Senate and House of Representatives do nothing, the bill “dies.
Answer:
A,B,D
Explanation:
What was the Molasses Act?
A tax on certain products from the West Indies.
A tax on certain products from the New England colonies.
A tax on certain products from England.
A tax on certain products from the southern colonies.
which invention of the neo revoulution let people
Answer:
Its B
Explanation:
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Which of the following was a major cultural difference between england and the communities established by the first english settlers in North America?
A)levels of religious freedom
B)reliance on farming
C)acceptance of christianity
D)language
The higher levels of religious freedom was a major cultural difference between England and the communities established by the English settlers in the North American region. Therefore, the option A holds true.
What is the significance of religious freedom?Religious freedom can be referred to or considered as a condition wherein the society and the people in it are free to follow the beliefs and ideologies of their choice of religious practice. Moreover, no authorities could stop them from doing so.
Religious freedom was most relevant in the English societies in their homeland. New England was much in contrast to that of the settlers in the American region. This was because of the discriminative practices in the American region.
Therefore, the option A holds true and states regarding the significance of religious freedom.
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