| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Where do the Masai live | Sarengheti |
| What is their Substienence? What do they depend upon their livelihood | Milk and blood |
| What kind of marriage system do the Masai have? | Arranged |
| It is also a patriarchial society, what is meant by that? | Filial Loyalty, Rites of Passage |
| What is the symbiotic relationship that the Masai have with their livestock? | Take care of cattle |
| What type of houses do they have? How is it constructed and who is the one who builds it? | Dome shaped whattle and daub. Straw, dung mud. Women do most of the work |
| What type of clothing do the men wear and what type of clothing do the women wear? | Draped clothing |
| How is the division of labor handleled in this society | Women do most of the work, men do cattle |
| When a male individual ascertains a certain status i.e. becomes a village elder what are some of the rituals that he must go through | Shave head and eyebrows. |
| What are the initiation rites that both males and females go through when they reach the age of puberty | Circumcision & Circratrization |
| How might one recognize a warrior in Masai Society? What are their signs of distinction? | Hairstyle, swagger stick & spear. Assagai |
| What is the bride-price of the Masai? | Cattle |
| On what occasions do they slaughter their livestock? What particular animals are slaughtered? why? | Rights of passage. When an animal cant reproduce anymore |
| What is an Opul | Mens meeting place |
| What is the belief system of the masai? | Animistic. Oral tradition. |
| Why do they have such dificulty maintaining their water supply in order? | Because the elephants dig up the water lines |
| When do the males usually get married? what type of marriage is it? why? | When they are 35. Arranged |
| When are the women able to beat the men without suffering any dire consequences? | When the men are elderly. Rites of passage |
| How do the Masai show filial loyalty? | Bowing heads to the elderly |
| When is a female of marriageble age? | 13,14 |
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