Considering that there is a stereotype that all Africans prior to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade were illiterate, in what ways does it affect the ways African culture is viewed amongst us today?

Several different things make up a culture like, how the people worship, their form of government, geography, and trade. religion is one of the most important things to a culture, it defines peoples life. their different beliefs form into festivities and events that merge with their culture. people that practice hinduism see cows as gods, so no doubt they would celebrate cows, and these celebrations would definitely merge with their culture. those that are buddhist live life trying to reach a certain level of peace, so no doubt would they change things in their life in order to correspond with their religion.

They most like influence us and there self

It was a combination of conquests and alliances