WORK IN TRADITIONAL AFRICAN SOCIETY ASSIGNMENT

In Traditional Africa work was done to provide …………………………………. Of
life e.g. ……………………………., ………………………. etc.
2. Everyone was a ……………………………… whether man or woman, ………………
or …………………… (age status)
3. The Africans worked to build their community ………………………………….. and
………………………………… e.g. they helped the needy.
4. Work was ……………………….. done e.g. groups of Africans participated in
house-building, road construction even ………………………….. for food.
5. Work was well defined. Both …………….. and ……………………….. (gender) had
their specific work to do, regardless of their age.
6. The boys learnt their works from their elders like ………………….. ………………..
……………………….. while the girls learnt from their ………………,………………..
………………….. etc.
7. Everyone had a responsibility to develop the ………………….. The young were
given specific work to prepare them for the …………………………..
8. The fruits of work were usually shared or enjoyed ……………………………………
e.g. …………………………….. crops from the garden; brewing ………………………;
……………………………….. animals for everyone’s joy.
9. Work was done freely i.e. not …………………….; and was done anytime, hence
not ………………………………..
10. Since everyone knew what and when to do their work, they did not need
…………………….. This made them work for the ……………………………… good.
11. Although women did heavier work, they never ……………………………… about
their status quo. They knew it was for the good of their families.
12. Religiously the Africans did work to please their………………. or ………………..
They even offered sacrifice before or after ………………………
13. There were no sudden …………………….. or ………………….. made concerning
work patterns. Instead the Africans encouraged and valued ……………………..
14. With the saying “Treat your guest as a guest for 2 days and on the third day,
give him a hoe” the Africans discouraged ……………………….. and praised
……………………..
15. Since work was divided according to age, sex and status, there was ……………
………………………..
16. Since each person decided when and how to work, the Africans enjoyed
Personal …………………………………