Traditions
What are the 6 basics in the Maasai diet?
Meat, blood, milk, fat, honey, and tree bark
Are Maasais Monotheism or Polytheism?
Monotheism
Which Valley do the Maasai believe they originated from?
(valley of the kings/ Nile valley/ Great Rift Valley)
North of Lake Turkana (north-west Kenya) in the Nile Valley.
They were relocated in less fertile parts of Kenya and Tanzania
What is the language that the Maasai speak with?
"Speaking with not using them officially"
The Maa language
When do the Maasai name their children?
After 3 months
Who do Maasais believe in?
( Enkai/ Brahmin/ Siddhartha Gautama )
Enaki
Where the Maasai emigrated?
(Kenya/ Tanzania/ Thailand/ Egypt)
Kenya
Why did the Maasai lost their lands?
Wars and expansion of British colonization.
What happens to the did bodies?
The dead body is left out in the bush for scavengers.
What is the most controversial tradition Maasai do to become a true Moran?
( Climb 85 meter tree/ kill a lion/ run on a hot glass pieces)
Kill a lion
What is the Meaning when their god manifest him self in Blue color?
(God’s irritation/ well-disposed towards men/ Caring for them )
well-disposed towards men
Where do semi-nomadic Nilotic group believe they originated from?
Egypt
How much of the Maasai lands did they lost?
( Two Thirds/ One Third/ Three Quarters)
Two thirds
What are the TWO official languages of The Maasai
"Using them officially not speaking with"
Tanzania and Kenya: Swahili and English.
What do they drink as an Honorable tradition?
Drink blood
What is the Meaning when their god manifest him self in Red color?
(God’s irritation/ well-disposed towards men/ Caring for them )
God’s irritation
Where do the Maasai immigrated?
(Kenya/ Tanzania/ Thailand/ Egypt)
Tanzania
Where the Maasai tribes were given arid zone with uncertain rainfall and poor?
(South Kenya and North Tanzania/ South Tanzania and North Kenya/ North Kenya and North Tanzania)
South Kenya and North Tanzania
Who did formal funeral ceremony and burial were reserved for?
For great chiefs only
What are the Maasai known for?
High jumping dance
Which god is found in lightning and identified with the dry season?
( Enkai-Narok/ Enkai-na-Nyokie )
Enkai-na-Nyokie
Where did the Maasai territory grew?
(valley of the kings/ Nile valley/ Great Rift Valley)
Great Rift Valley
Which boundary divided the Maasai lands?
(British, German Tanganyika, Russia/ British, France, Russia/ British, Kenya and German Tanganyika)
British, Kenya and German Tanganyika
Why wasn't the Maasai burring their dead body?
Because they believed that burial is harmful to the soil