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African Mythology

By: Emily Blonigen Jennifer Groshek Mark Henning. African Mythology. Origins of Africa. Khoi -San were people of southern Africa Pygmy people were from central Africa Both represent lines of humankind Negroid people later migrated to Africa Taller and more varied body types.

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African Mythology

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  1. By: Emily Blonigen Jennifer Groshek Mark Henning African Mythology

  2. Origins of Africa • Khoi-San were people of southern Africa • Pygmy people were from central Africa • Both represent lines of humankind • Negroid people later migrated to Africa • Taller and more varied body types

  3. No written language in Africa originally • Islam brought written language across the Mediterranean plain • Europeans brought written language towards Western Africa • Also brought Christian missionaries, shipping agents, and trading companies Oral Tradition

  4. Writing affected part of the population of Africa • The Koran and the Bible had an impact on people • They were used as external influences, power, and the rise of small groups • Oral cultured survived into the twentieth century Written Language

  5. African Mythology • Many types of African Mythology • Myths about agriculture, fishing, metalworking, and more • Myths may be sacred or secular • Stories have significance to history, origins of creation, and origin of their world

  6. Knowledge of supreme being included in most myths • Contains lesser gods, goddesses, and spirits • Myths explain history of ethnicities • Forms a link between present day and origins of their world Creation Stories

  7. Mythological stories are organized into heading, categories, and stories African Mythology has been around for decades The Importance of Myth

  8. The Importance of Myth • Myths about creation tell many different things: • Origins of civilizations • The beginnings of civilizations • How civilizations lived • The world and their customs

  9. There are many different types of categories of Mythological stories They involve a wide array of heroic characters Most African myths include animals The Importance of Myth

  10. Mythology textbook Work CIted

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