Kottak Ch. 8
Turnbull Ch. 8
Portrait of a Brave Woman
Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving?
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What are the two most common genders?
Male and female
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What is the Molimo?
Act of worship to the forest
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What is the word for a woman who participates in Ohafia's male warrior traditions?
Dike Nwami
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Oppression from veils was used as an excuse for the United States to invade what country?
Afghanistan
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What are tasks and activities that a culture assigns the different sexes?
Gender roles
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What purpose does the Molimo have for the Mbuti (Pygmies)?
Celebration of life
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What is the name for a woman who takes wives?
A Female Husband
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What was the form of dress that the Taliban required women to wear?
A burqa
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A person feels and refferred to as male, female, or something else is what?
Gender identity
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What is the celebration of a woman's fertility called?
Elima
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Did Nne Uko became a Dike Nwami because her marriage to a man had failed?
No, she became a Dike Nwami before she was married
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What are two reasons that women would continue to wear burqas after "liberation?"
To protect from harassment, for religious reasons, to show their family status, or out of habit.
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In the 1890s how many women were unskilled working in the factories?
1 Million
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How do the villagers and the forest Mbuti differ in their views of the Molimo ritual?
Morning ritual for the villagers, celebration of life for the Mbuti
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Was the Ohafia village a patrilineal or matrilineal society?
Matrilineal
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“The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women." Who said this?
Laura Bush, the first lady of the United States
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What is the term for a biological difference between a man and a woman other than physical aspects?
Sexual Dimorphism
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What is the term for the singing and dancing in the ritual?
Kumamolimo
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True/False: Nne Uko became a Dike Nwami by beheading a person.
No, she led a traditional hunt. In ancient times, people used to behead to become warriors.
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The English colonized Egypt citing of the oppression of women as a reason, yet didnt supporting women's education or suffrage. This is an example of what?
Colonial feminism
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