HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Why were lineage groups important in African societies?
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were a basic part of African life, as extended families usually lived together and were responsible for taking care of one another.
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helped prevent Africans from being sold into slavery.
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often helped African kingdoms conquer new trade routes to expand their empires.
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incorporated many different religions into their worship.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Amongst Africans tracing of one’s kin along one descent is common as Siegel (1996) observed that vast majority of African peoples have unilineal (one line) descent systems that trace kinship through just one sex-either patrilineal, through a line of fathers, or matrilineal, through a line of mothers.
Detailed explanation-2: -It shows that, in the African past, kinship provided a means of creating new social and political institutions. From the beginning of the colonial period it also became a means of dealing with unfamiliar institutions, including courts, chattel slavery, and Christian missions.
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