Civilization of Ghana and Kenya
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The life of Ghana has long been exposed to outside influences on its society and culture. To some extent, Islam shapes the society of the north while Christianity is strong in the south. Despite the influence of these world religions much of Ghanaian society continues to be traditional. Most people recognize the place of traditional practices. In all parts of the country the cultural heritage is closely linked with religion and the institution of chieftaincy.
Like Ghana, Kenyans place great importance on the family and the traditional values and responsibilities associated with it. Kenyan families tend to be large, and households often include many members of the extended family; seeks to cultivate and develop those traditions to ensure that its valuable cultural assets are not lost and that social cohesion is not undermined in the process of change to newer ways.
Kenya and Ghana contains palm, acacia trees, baobabs and forestry land. In Ghana, two-third of the country is covered by savanna, tropical grassland with a scattering of shrubs and trees. Once plentiful throughout the savanna, large animals such as elephants and lions are now rare and largely confined to nature reserves...