1. By: Emily Blonigen Jennifer Groshek Mark Henning

2.  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

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

5.  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

7.  Mythological stories are organized into heading, categories, and stories  African Mythology has been around for decades

8.  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

10.  Mythology textbook