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EAST AFRICA

What are the two major religions in East Africa?  The two major religions in East Africa are Islam and Christian. Islam was introduced to East Africa by the Arab traders. The Romans introduced Christianity to Northern Africa. The religion then spread to Ethiopia, where Eastern Africans learned of the Christian religious ideas. This is the symbol of Christianity, the cross. I got it from http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/christianity/images/cross2.gif

This is the symbol of Islam, the crecent and star. I got it from [|http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/images/symbols/crescent-200.gif

 Why do many more Kenyan men than women move to the city from the country?  Many people are moving to the city to find work. Most women and children, however, stay in the rural areas. Women are the primary caretakers for children and it is expensive for them to move.

This is a picture of downtown Nairobi. I chose this picture because I am talking about the city in my question. I got this picture from: http://www.victoriasafaris.com/images/photo_hilton.jpg Vocab Terms: Plantation: a large farm where cash crops are grown. (source: Eastern Hemisphere Textbook.)   How has East Africa’s variety of religions

come about?  The religious beliefs of the people in East Africa mirror the cultural diversity of the region. Both Islam and Christianity are followed by many people. Islam was introduced by Arab traders, and Christianity was brought into the North African countries by the Romans. It then spread to Ethiopia. Then Europeans spread Christianity more. This shows how these religions spread.

"This is the Christian cross.I chose this because it it the symbol of Christianity. I got this picture from http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lifepathclass.com.

__Vocabulary Terms:__ Great Rift Valley- The main part of the East African Rift System

__Bibliography:__ Prentice Hall World Explorer __Eastern Hemisphere__ EAST AFRICA Why is it important for east Africa people to know more than one language? Most people in east Africa may know 3 languages just like in West Africa. And in Ethiopia maybe more than 70 languages are spoken. And it leads to diversity. It has so much diversity because of its location because ethnic groups might have moved to places in east Africa so they would have to understand there language or they would not know what they are talking about. So that is why people in east Africa I got this picuture at exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/.../activity2.php I chose it because it showed a picture of east africa

plantation- A very big estate that ussally has very warm weather that workers plant crops in.