Longest river in the world 

- 4,053 miles 

* Blue nile starts in Ethiopia 

* White Nile begans at the equator ( lake victoria) 

2nd largest river 

- 3,000

Begans in Guinea 

- 2,600

1,300 miles 

South Africa

a strech of land dividing the shoreline Sahara and savana area 

* forest region west to east Africa 

East Africa 19,300ft 

* 2 PEAKS 

name means: moutain of spring water 

* mountain of the moon spring water 

* mountain of the moon 

- peak: is the only place that it snows 

- Believed that God took men there to show him the world 

Max Mulller 

Went on quest to discover what religion was really about. 

Book: "Scared Book of the East" 

Question: Where did religion start?

Concluded: Language is the origin of religion 

* Religion originated from east 

"Primitive culture" 

* argues that religion steemed from Anima - meaning a spirit which is located everywhere 

* Anima is know as the basic form of religion 

Concluded: differences btw life and power death 

"The Garden Bough"

 disagree's with both tylor and muller 

Believes: Magic was the first step towards religion 

* Humans began to undertand the power of nature and they began to manupilate it 

* replace things with power once they know the loacation 

* Use sacrifices to get power to help you

Concluded: that science would replace religion because magic is illogical it does not make sense 

W. Schmiddtt 

"The origin of God

Believes: cultural diffusion-that certain religions or cultures are similar 

Realest form of religion: High God or Hi God

* the belief of  supreme being or diety 

* this is the least developed system and it is seen everywhere

Virgin priest

"Bantu Philosophy"

* studied the bantu people

Argued: God is on top - belief supreme being 

God >Ancestor> Human> Animals >Plan

a force in nature similar to God 

* resides in God 

* can be used to own a vital force 

* can get it from others 

* vital force unites us becuase we humans are social beings 

Characteristics of Religion 

1. There is respect for the HOLY - holy has to be appoached through a medium 

2. The hoy resides in a specfic place - this place is off limits 

3. They have a natural impersonal force "mana" - an impiersonal force 

* does not die or care about regular humans an do not die 

4. Matetial object witch spirit dwells on and can become an object of devotion stool 

5. Power and energy is so strong thtat it becomes a taboo- somthing forbiden 

- no one can see diety in natural form and live to talk about it