Roles of Men
In farming families, men cleared the land. They then _______ the soil to prepare it for planting.
Plowed
In West Africa, the women often operated the granary, the place where _________ was stored.
Food
Kings
Most Africans believed that a Supreme Spirit had created the _________.
African musicians played stringed instruments, drums, bells, and _______
Horns
In hunting and food-gathering families, the men trained young boys to become ________ and warriors.
Hunters
Woman held a position of respect because of the importance of marriage, children, and family life. Teenage girls had their ________ arranged by their parents.
Much of Africa did not have a central government. Instead, each _________ handled its own political affairs.
Villages
People thought that ancestors and "spirit helpers" passed on their prayers to the ________.
Supreme Spirit
People attending funerals, weddings, and naming ceremonies were entertained by musicians and ________.
Dancers
Men tended herds of ______ in some parts if Africa.
Cattle
In some parts of Africa, a man had several wives. Each wife lived in her own house with her own _________.
Children
Most villages had a council of elders that made important decisions. Council members were respected because of their _____ and experience.
Age
People held special ceremonies and made sacrifices in order to please their __________.
Ancestors
Musicians performed for villagers as they cleared land and worked on various ________ projects.
Construction
Men in farm villages organized work parties that built ______ and unto other major projects.
Houses
In farming societies, women planted and _______ the crops.
Harvested
The council of elders in the village discussed all sides of an issue. Differencesof opinion were resolved through compromise and an _________ was finally reached.
Agreement
Many Africans believed that _________ lived in such natural objects as soil, rock, and water.
Spirts
Stories and songs were passed on by word-of-mouth from one generation to the next. Storytellers told tales that often need with a moral about good _______.
Behavior
In most areas, men had politics and religious responsibilities, and were the owners of _______.
Property
When a farm produced more food than a family needed, the women sold the __________ crops at area markets.
Surplus
When two people were involved in a legal dispute, each explained his point of view in court. ________ would then try to get the two sides to work out their differences.
Judges
People thought that disease, ______ failures, and other problems were caused by an ancestor or spirit that had not been given proper attention and respect.
Crop
Sculptors crated works of art out of clay and ________.
Bronze