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1.  What are the major ethnic groups in Ethiopia? There are many ethnic groups in Ethiopia here are some of them. First there are the Shankella. Then there are the Somali. Next there are the sidamo. There also the Ahmara which the second biggest ethnic group. Last but not least there are the Oromo which is the biggest ethnic group 2. What are the changes in Tanzania? When Tanzania became independent some of the people became poor. A couple of people were literate. Tanzania’s new president was Julius Nyerere. Nyerere was worried about conflicts of the 120 ethnic groups. In many other nations in Africa there was ethnic conflict. Nyerere made sure that would not happen. 3. Describe the Swahili culture. People who have mixed African and Arab ancestory are called Swahili. They live from Somalia to Mozambique. The language is also called Swahili.It is a type of a Bantu languages but it has many Arabic words. The Swahili's language is mostly used for communication and business. It is the first language of 49 million people in the world. In Tanzania some children are taught Swahili language. The people are trying to preserve this heritage. 4. Will where you live affect you? The location is the result of East Africa's diversity.many ethnic groups long go migrated to East Africa. The bantu moved from West Africa to East Africa. East Africa has a long coast whichmany people live in such as Arabs, Indians, and other Asians. The Arabs began to settle along the coast about 2,000 years ago. They also brought the Arab culture to East Africa. **__ Vocab    __**  1. Foreign debt-or money owed to foreign debt countries 2.Multiparty system-when a country has two or more parties 3.Harambee-The Swahili word for Let's pull together the campaign in Kenya begun by President Jomo Kenyatta 4.Lingua franca-A common laguage shared by different peoples 5.plantation-is a large farm where crops grow.

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