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Culture

  • Culture is people way of living.
  • The culture of people includes:
  • The language they speak
  • The food they eat
  • The clothes they wear
  • The way they worship
  • The games and sports they play.

Age Groups And Age Sets In African Traditional Society

  • An age set is a social group of people of similar age with a shared identity.
  • Members of an age set maintain set class ties over a long period of time
  • An age group is a social group of people born during a particular period of time

Functions of a clan in society

The Clan System

  • A clan is a group of people who have a common ancestor or forefather
  • Clan members are related by blood
  • Clans were founded by males
  • Communities trace their origin through the male ancestor
  • Agikuyu clans bear the names ot the nine daughters of gikuyu and mumbi.
  • A group of clans make an ethnic group or community
  • Members of the same clan are not allowed to marry each other

Functions Of A Clan

  • Clan elders settled disputes among clan members
  • Clan owned land on behalf of its members
  • Giving a sense of belonging e.g. identity
  • Setting rules to govern its members
  • Planning and conducting important ceremonies
  • Negotiating and paying dowry
  • Educating the youth
  • Providing comfort to members during hard times
  • Safeguarding the values of the clan
  • Determining religious practises and beliefs of the clan
  • Protecting its members from external attacks

Aspects Of African Traditional Culture And Ought To Be Preserved.

  • Some aspects of African traditional culture include traditional food
    1. Worship ceremonies
    2. Festivals
    3. Music
    4. Dances
    5. Language
    6. Games and sports
    7. Dressing

School And Community

  • A school is a place where pupils go to be taught or to learn
  • Is an educational institution designed to provide learning to learners with the support of teachers
  • A school mainly equips learners with knowledge and skills
  • A school trains individuals to be responsible or useful members of the society
  • We have government and private schools

Ways In Which School Collaborates With The Community

  • School allows the community to use school facilities during weekends an school holidays.

Historic Built Environments In Eastern Africa

  • Historic built environment refers to features made by people
  • These features have a historic value
  • They include
    1. Museums
    2. Monuments
    3. Historical buildings
    4. Cultural centers

The Main Historic Built Environments In Eastern Africa

   Name of the built environment  country   historic environment 
1  Kigali genocide memorial  Rwanda  museum
 2  Fort Jesus   Kenya  
 3  Namugongo shrine  Uganda  

 4

 Independence monument   Burundi   monument
 5  John Garang mausoleum  South Sudan  
 6  Black hawk down Crush Site  Somalia  
 7  The peoples palace  Djibouti  
8  Askari Monument   Tanzania  monument
9  Victory Monument  Ethiopia  Monument
10  Bomas of Kenya   Kenya   Cultural centre
11  Hyrax museum   Kenya  museum

 

Importance Of The Main Historic Built Environment In Eastern Africa

  • They create a sense of belonging
  • They serve as resources learning centres
  • Attracts tourist and earn as foreign exchange
  • They enable social interactions with friends, family and community
  • Many people are employed to work in historical buildings, museums and take care of monuments