Things Fall Apart

The impact of christianity and missions

Andrew Sanchez,Alex lira,and Joshua hernandez

The igbo religion
● The igbo didn't have written
work
● They worshiped idols (objects)
● They believed imperfections
were evil spirits
● The igbo religion was
polytheistic
● Oracles had absolute power
Positive Impacts of
Christianity and Missions
● Religion is a form of government for the igbo.
● It promotes peace
● It connects all the clans
● Improved igbo lifestyle
● Improved economy
Negative Impacts of
Christianity and Missions
● Conflicts over tradition
● Causes separation from clan
● Different opinions of godly duties
● Different opinions of religious beliefs
● Different views of the afterlife
Exploitation Of resources
● Africa was vital to the
industrialization of europe
● Europe dominated africa in
the late 19th century
● After world war 1 more
countries started going to
africa
Educational and Legal System
● The establishes restrictions and
requirements and behavior
● The nigerian legal system is an
constructional republic
Abolition of slave trade and
human sacrifice
● Internal slave trade continued during
the colonial era
● british didn’t stop the slave trade
because they saw the traders as
having a time-honored profession
Educational System
● They had a system of folk belief that
explained everything in the world.
● Mathematics plays a key role in igbo
culture.
● They viewed twins as abominations
● Christianity made a huge impact on
the children
● The education was greatly expanded
after colonization and the christian
missions.
Significant to TFA
● Christianity and missions are significant to
TFA because it greatly impacted the igbo tribe
but it also caused some harm while it was
being done.They introduced many things like
religion, spices, education, etc.
Citation
● http://prezi.com/m/da6vamhdj3c/things-fall-ap
art-religion-and-spirituality-analysis/
● http://prezi.com/m/abalmplulxur/missionaries-e
ffect-on-the-ibo-tribe/
● Https://muse:jhu.edu
● https://prezi.com/sr0xief1e6iv/education-in-the
-ibo-culture/?webgl=0
● Elearning.trree.org