rn1+Things+Fall+Apart+Introductory+WebQuest

=Follow the links below to add your answers to your assigned questions in our //Things Fall Apart// WebQuest.= Remember, you need to cite your sources when creating your answers.

II. Igbo Culture
1) In what ways are the people in Ibo society equal?

2) Describe the religious structure of the Ibo.

3) Why did Nigeria have so many coups (overthrowing the government) and dictators?

4) What is the basis of the Nigerian economy?

5) Where do the Ibo live in Nigeria?

6) What is the difference between Diala and non-Diala?

7) How do the Ibo make decisions?

8) Why did the Europeans think that theIbo were truly practicing democracy?

9) What is chi? Who has chi? Can you think of something to compare chi with in our culture? (Hint: what do you feel if you do right or wrong?)

10) What did the Ibo tribe use for money? i) How much typically purchased a bride ? ii) How many shells were in each bag? iii) What does the cowrie shell come from, and what does it look like?

11) What were the masks used for in Ibo culture? What did the masks represent?

12) Why is Nigerian music called "the heart of African music?” i) Name three ways women were treated in Nigeria during pre-colonial times . ii) How did women still keep some power? What were they over?

13) What does staple mean? i) What were the two important staples of Nigerian tribal life? ii) How is the palm oil used? iii) How are yams prepared to eat? iv) What percent of the world’s yams are produced in Africa?

14) What are the important cropsof Nigerian life? Describe each one: what do they look like and how are they are prepared?

15) When is palm wine used? (Explain)

16) What are the major edibles in Nigeria? i) How are they prepared? ii) When are they used in Nigerian life?

17) What is iba? i) Where is it most likely found (in the world)? ii) How can one get it? iii) What are the symptoms? (What does it feel like to have it?)

**III. Colonialization**
1) What does it mean to “colonize a nation?”

2) What happened to the Igbo people (and culture) in the late 1800’s?

3) Who was responsible for imposinglinguistic, religious, and political structures on the Igbo people?

4) What popular belief explains the reasons why European powers might have rushed to colonize Africa?

5) Explain thestereotypes of “the noble savage” and “The Dark Continent”?

IV. Chinua Achebe
1) What is thegreatest influence on Chinua Achebe's writing?

2) What is a theme that runs through Achebe's writings?

3) What was Chinua Achebe's original name?

4) Why does Achebe mix language and Iboin his work?