Question Bank in Social Science (History) Class-IX (Term-II) 5 PASTORALISTS IN THE MODERN WORLD CONCEPTS NOMADISM AS A WAY OF LIFE The Mountain Nomads The Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir — They are pastoral nomads who move in groups called ‘Kafila’. Their movements are governed by the cold and snow. In winters when the high mountains are covered with snow these Gujjars move down to the low hills of the Sivalik range. On the onset of summer, when the snow melts and the mountains
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and watch the sunrise. It was truly a magical experience. During the day we would spend a few hours learning Swahili and the history, culture and economy of the Tanzanian people. Every other day we would study engineering topics like mass and energy flow through systems, with the end goal of designing a stove for an indigenousness ethnic population known as the Maasai. After the first two weeks we drove fourteen hours to northern Tanzania near Mt. Kilimanjaro. There the studies continued, but we also
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the parents. They just wanted money and gifts for their daughters. “They Sold My Sister” is a very good example on how girls, in the Maasai tribe, had been forced into marriage. “They Sold My Sister” is a story which takes place in Kenya in the period of 1970’s. Naliki is 12 years old and the narrator of the story. She describes the action which happens in the Maasai tribe. Through the entire story, we will follow Naliki’s feelings and conversations between the parents. She is described to be afraid
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and was published in Kenya 1989. The story is dealing with problems like growing up and having your own opinion, being trapped in your family culture, traditions and religion. The story takes place in Kenya probably around the 1970’s-80. The events take place in a Maasai tribe, by that we can tell that the story takes action in Kenya because Maasai tribe is in Kenya. The “sister” in the story, Nyamlo, goes to secondary school, which indicates that we are in a newer time – about the time
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and was published in Kenya 1989. The story is dealing with problems like growing up and having your own opinion, being trapped in your family culture, traditions and religion. The story takes place in Kenya probably around the 1970’s-80. The events take place in a Maasai tribe, by that we can tell that the story takes action in Kenya because Maasai tribe is in Kenya. The “sister” in the story, Nyamlo, goes to secondary school, which indicates that we are in a newer time – about the time
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BUSSINES AND COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE UCC 102; ACADEMIC WRITING EARLY MARRIAGES IN MAASAI LAND ADM NO; BOBIT/LMR/1575/16 LECTURER; DR. J. NDAVULA DATE; DECEMBER 1,2015 Abstract Reasons for early marriages The main reasons girls are forced to marry early are for the parents to acquire wealth and to be respected in the community (Ondiwo, 2002). Within the Maasai community the male spouses are likely to be a few years older than the girls; some may be more than twice
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violence. Traditional attitudes towards women around the world help perpetuate the violence. Stereotypical roles in which women are seen as subordinate to men constrain a woman’s ability to exercise choices that would enable her end the abuse. Culture has been cited as the leading cause of violence against women. Some men it seems still subscribe to outdated traditions for example battering a woman is seen as a way of discipline and is acceptable. Some of the examples of cultural based violence
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Rites of Passage Your Name ANT 101 Instructor's Name Date In times we see many different cultures that evolved around the earth and throughout time as well. This paper will examine Native Americans, Greek and the Japanese rites of passage. Ceremonies that mark important transitional periods in a person's life, such as birth, puberty, marriage, having children, and death. Rites of passage usually involve ritual activities and teachings designed to strip individuals of their original
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INTRODUCTION Culture, while cannot be specifically defined, is said to refer to the set of shared attitudes, values, goals and practices that characterizes an institution, organization or group. Development on the other hand refers to the desired positive change that is aimed at improving the socio-economic, political and cultural situation of a society, or nation at large. Development manifests itself through indicators such as the quality of healthcare services offered to the people, quality
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TOURISM SUSTAINABILITY IN KENYA Overtime, an increasing number of destinations have opened up and invested in tourism development, turning modern tourism into a key driver for socio economic progress, through the creation of jobs and enterprises, infrastructure development, and the export income earned (UNWTO2009). Tourism has become one of the major international trade categories. The overall export income generated by international tourism including passengers transport reached US$ 1.1 trillion
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