Question

Which of the following best describes the religion of the empire of Ghana?

Christian
Animist
Islamic
Monotheistic

Answer 1

The answer is: Animist

Step-by-step explanation:

What is an animist religion? Different from the traditional beliefs such as the monotheistic ones, which understand the world in a dualistic approach (Good and Evil), and there is a distinct separation between what is spiritual from what is not, the animism religion doesn't have this idea about the world. To the animists, nature has a soul, just like humans. They understand the world as a great living being, whit a spirit living on it. In a nutshell, it is a naturalistic religion and is deeply connected with natural elements. In the case of the Empire of Ghana, the worship of the ancestors and the natural elements.

Answer 2

The religion of the Empire of Ghana was animism. It was the main religion among the ancient african peoples.

Ghana's inhabitants were mostly animists, with some Jewish settlers and other few Muslims. Despite this, in the eleventh century they were conquered by the Almoravids, who imposed Islam as a religion.