HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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women were the warriors
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women could travel alone
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descent was traced through the mother
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women could vote
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Matrilineal” means kinship is passed down through the maternal line. The Akans of Ghana, West Africa, are Matrilineal. Akans are the largest ethnic group in Ghana.
Detailed explanation-2: -A matrilineal descent system traces kinship through a singular line of female relatives. In a matrilineal kinship system, an individual would first be seen as belonging to his or her mother.
Detailed explanation-3: -Matrilineal Systems The opposite of patrilineality is the matrilineal system, where lineage is traced through the female line. In this system, a family is seen as descending from the mother’s family.
Detailed explanation-4: -In matrilineal kinship systems, lineage and inheritance are traced through a group’s female members and children are part of their mother’s kinship group. In contrast, in patrilineal systems, group membership is determined through men and children are part of their father’s kinship group.