Ashanti

She felt heartbroken and didn’t know why the Ashanti people did that. “One moment they were leaping over a fallen log, and the next moment she heard Kwasi moan softly, then his hand slipped slowly from hers. A spear had sliced through his whole little body”. The reason Amari felt sad was because her little brother died in her hands. After they killed Kwasi she didn’t care about anything, so she lost hope.“The following night Amari was taken by two sailors. They took turns. She wanted to die.” Amari felt sad because her dreams were finally and forever destroyed. Amari was filled with shame and just wanted to die. My whole thought on the story is that it was very informing, interesting, but i didn’t like the book but at the same time i did . I didn’t like the book because it…

gender equality is simplistic. An array of sociological factors regulate ndividuals’ position in a given community and lineage is only one. However because of the link between inheritance and genealogy, it is safe to infer that the position of women in patrilineal and matrilineal societies are bound to somewhat differ. Moreover, I remain convinced that holding women as exclusive holders of group membership has ramifications beyond kinship determination. As to say that if it is more enviable to…

I will investigate the distribution of power through a gendered lens among the Bribris of Costa-Rica, the Ashantis of Ghana and the Minangkabaus of Indonesia. I will immerse myself into each community to assess the ramifications of matrilineality in the social, political, economic and spiritual spheres. Through dialogues with adults and adolescents of all genders, I will identify gender-specific tasks and evaluate their social value. I will emphasize my exploration on domestic life, i.e.…

In West Africa once known as the Gold Coast, high-ranking officials within the courts of Akan chiefs carry the gold-covered staffs like this one. The Akan peoples place an enormous emphasis on speech; they are a society that originally had no written tradition. Like most kingdoms spoken word, in the form of stories, is the repository of Akan custom and values, and a complete of proverbial lore, combined with an insightful way of describing it. The staff is considered the mark of intellect of…

of different religions. Africa is the second most populated continent in the world. It has many diverse cultures and people. Thousands of many different types of people live here. There are many religious and ethnic groups. This paper is about three ethnic group, the Ashanti, the Bantu, and the Swahili. The Ashanti live in present day Ghana, in a crater…

In fascination by the beauty displayed by the spider’s web, the two decided to reproduce a similar design with their own resources at home. While experimenting with their own available supplies, the huntsmen wove a cloth using black and white fibres from a raffia tree. Once completed, they presented the cloth to the Ashanti Kingdom King or Asantehene, Nana Osei Tutu who reigned from 1701 to 1717. Pleased with their creation he rewarded Amoaya and Kraban with the position of the King’s royal…

Bryana Kizer-Rivera 2nd Hour (11) Grass I have always wondered why I’m the only child out of all my mother, children who is allergic to so many things. It’s very annoying and scary because you never know when you’re going to break out with something because you don’t know everything that you’re allergic to. There so many common things I’m allergic to, that other people are allergic too. But, something I really don’t hear a lot saying is that they are allergic to grass. I…

Osei Tutu I served as a military leader who ruled over Kumasi as well as the Asante Union from 1701 to 1717. He was one of the co-founders, the other being his chief priest Okomfo Anokye, of the Ashanti. Okomfo Anokye was a cleric whose spiritual authority over the people aided in his founding of the empire. Anokye politically advised Osei Tutu throughout his adult life. The Ashanti were highly disciplined and powerful people that lived in West Africa. Osei Tutu led an alliance of Ashanti states…

approach was mainly used for unfamiliar lands to avoid conflict and the disadvantage of poor knowledge of new territory. Another tactical approach that Britain had was using good relation with leaders to their advantage. In hopes to occupy the small vacant lands in Africa, Britain’s slow yet well thought out plan helped their advancement. The Ashanti Federation was known for their gold-producing region Kumasi. European powers became interested in claiming these lands. Britain’s battle to gain…

His stance that above all else the Ashanti must remain free in order to protect their culture and heritage, but remain friendly with the Europeans is one many African leaders tried to take (Doc 2). The Royal Niger Company, commissioned by the British government to take over the Niger Delta, had a standard form for the African chiefs to sign their territory away. This form is a general form with places for the chiefs to sign their names and for the document to be dated, due to this generality and…