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African multi ethnic culture

» The name Africa came into European use through the Romans, who administered the proximal area of North Africa as the province of Africa . It was made up of the territory formerly controlled by Carthage. Others have suggested it is from a name Afer, related to the modern name Berber. Egypt was considered part of Asia by the

ancients and first assigned to Africa by the geographer Ptolemy, who made the isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea.


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Linguistic evidence suggests the Bantu people have emigrated into former Khoisan ranges and displaced them. Bantu populations used a distinct suite of crops suited to tropical Africa , including cassava and yams. This farming culture is able to support more persons per unit area than hunter-gatherers. The traditional Bantu range goes from the northern deserts right down to the temperate regions of the south, in which the Bantu crop suite fails from frost. Their primary weapons historically were bows and stabbing spears with shields. Ethiopia  had a distinct, ancient culture with an intermittent history of contact with Eurasia after the diaspora of hominids out of Africa . It preserved a unique language, culture and crop system. The crop system is adapted to the dry northern highlands and does not partake of any other area's crops. The most famous member of this crop system is coffee, but one of the more useful plants is sorghum, a dry-land grain. Ancient cultures also existed all along the Nile, and in modern-day Ghana.

» More than four million years ago, humankind originated in Africa . Our appearance and the way our bodies function are evolutionary adaptations to the African environments. Since the beginning, Africans have struggled to survive against the difficult living conditions of the continent. While civilizations rose and fell around the world, most African communities remained rather small. Modern Africans are arguably the most diverse people in the world. More than 3,000 unique ethnic groups are recognized in Africa . The customs, languages , and cultural mores of people on the continent are quite different from country to country and from region to region.

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Kenya has over 42 different tribes with distinct languages and several dialects. Each ethnic group has a diverse and contrasting way of life such that as you travel within Kenya, you will find different and fascinating cultures such as the Maasai to the South, the Swahili along the Coast, the Samburu to the North and many others.

 
 
 
 
 

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