African Slave Trade
Pneumonic
River: Some Very Nice Carpets Zebras Lie On
Lakes: Any Visitor Takes A Number
Know the 3 Guineas
Small Congo is Congo and big Congo is DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) Diagnostic Quiz
1.) Describe how 3 groups work together to produce avudwene songs.
The first group was the thinkers who thought of the content to put into the avudwene songs. They thought of the grumblings of society and what was important to express. The second put this content into song with proper rhythm and such. The final group was the performers who performed these songs. They were required to have good enunciation and a good voice was not good enough to guarantee this role.
2.) How do avudwene function as a tool of good governance?
These songs criticized the government, and motivated them to fix whatever the public people seemed to dislike. It was a system of checks and balances. They did it in such a way that motivated action. It was a criticism that held the chief to the values of the society.
3.) What were the reasons behind the Igbo Women’s riot of 1929?
The Warrant Chiefs were corrupt, and the women believed they were going to be taxed.
4.) What were the consequences of banning “sitting on a man”?
Women lost the political power and independence they previously had before the British came.
Notes
2 basic types of political forms
Acephalous “stateless”: like the Igbo
Power is diffuse
Nobody has the official capacity to make or enforce law
Bands: hunting and gathering societies. 30-50 ppl
Lineage-based societies: more common. Decision making happens through lineage heads
Village Democracies: men and women could both develop a mouth and reputation and contribute to political discussion. Everyone could voice his or her opinions and then consensus was reached on a solution.
Centraliped state societies: like the Nzema, Akan, Asante, Dahomey
Multi-ethnic through expansions. Chiefdoms were popular and governed by a central bureaucracy
River: Some Very Nice Carpets Zebras Lie On
Lakes: Any Visitor Takes A Number
Know the 3 Guineas
Small Congo is Congo and big Congo is DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) Diagnostic Quiz
1.) Describe how 3 groups work together to produce avudwene songs.
The first group was the thinkers who thought of the content to put into the avudwene songs. They thought of the grumblings of society and what was important to express. The second put this content into song with proper rhythm and such. The final group was the performers who performed these songs. They were required to have good enunciation and a good voice was not good enough to guarantee this role.
2.) How do avudwene function as a tool of good governance?
These songs criticized the government, and motivated them to fix whatever the public people seemed to dislike. It was a system of checks and balances. They did it in such a way that motivated action. It was a criticism that held the chief to the values of the society.
3.) What were the reasons behind the Igbo Women’s riot of 1929?
The Warrant Chiefs were corrupt, and the women believed they were going to be taxed.
4.) What were the consequences of banning “sitting on a man”?
Women lost the political power and independence they previously had before the British came.
Notes
2 basic types of political forms
Acephalous “stateless”: like the Igbo
Power is diffuse
Nobody has the official capacity to make or enforce law
Bands: hunting and gathering societies. 30-50 ppl
Lineage-based societies: more common. Decision making happens through lineage heads
Village Democracies: men and women could both develop a mouth and reputation and contribute to political discussion. Everyone could voice his or her opinions and then consensus was reached on a solution.
Centraliped state societies: like the Nzema, Akan, Asante, Dahomey
Multi-ethnic through expansions. Chiefdoms were popular and governed by a central bureaucracy