Introduction Flashcards
When was the introduction of Cocoa into the Yoruba economy
1887
The aspect of culture which has been inherited from the past virtually unchanged is?
Social heritage
The Yoruba trace their origin to?
Oduduwa
The two types of Ori that the Yoruba make distinction between are?
Ori Inu (inner self)
Ori ode (outer self)
Professional groups in the Yoruba land often constitute themselves into ?
Egbe ( an association )
A graduation after a period of Apprenticeship which is celebrated elaborately is called?
Freedom
Dry and wet farming seasons in the Yoruba land span from ____ and ____ respectively
September - February and March - August
The main source of labour in the Yoruba land is ?
The family
Explain the owe and aaro forms of labour
Check textbook
The main mode of reckoning farm size is ?
Heaps
Igba is ?
200 heaps
What are the following used for:
1. Ebiti
2. Kumo / ogo
3. Olofin
- Ebiti is used for trapping animals
- Kumo or ogo is used as an hunting implement
- Olofin is a fishing implement
A large open space which adjoins all rooms is?
Odede
The 3 major fire incidents that led to the stoppage of the use of thatched roofs in Iwo town are?
Ina Keye
Ina Aina
Ina Otunla
____ is constructed with mud and it is rectangular in shape
Orupo
Men weave cloths of narrow breadths about 5 ½ inches wide called?
Alawe
The diviner and pediatricians are known as ____ and _____
Adahunse and eleweomo
What is Ilere
The Furnace used by blacksmiths
Ilorin got its name from?
Iron production
Describe the following dresses in the Yoruba land
1. Ìbànté
2. Ládugbó
3. Kafo
4. Alongo
Ìbànté: a piece of cloth commonly worn by children
Ládugbó: tight at the knees where it terminates
Kafo: worn by warriors and ruffians
Alongo: worn by sports men
Which of the hair divides the hair into two equal parts. The style starts from the back and stops in the middle of the head and also from the front
Patewo
Daramola and jeje said that the women’s hair can be kept in three different forms?
Irun biba (calabarise)
Irun dídì (matting)
Irun kikọ (plaiting)
What year did Johnson write about the Yorùbá?
1921
What drums were used in the worship of obatala
Igbin drums
Ipese were beaten during the worship of which òrìsà
Ifa
According to Vidal (1986) which music refers to a music for praising important personalities
Panegyric music
What is Iya ilu in English
The talking drum
What is the smallest unit of the political system is the ?
Extended family
The Agbo ilé is headed by?
Bale
The Sakara music take one of three forms
Eso (good and quick movement of action during dancing)
Full Sakara
Agbalo
Who criticized the unilineal theory of change for being teleological
Claude Ake (1979)
Who described the concept of culture lag?
William F. Ogburn (1922)
According to Johnson account of the history of the yoruba, what is the name of the king of mecca whose offspring is oduduwa, how many days did oduduwa travel after the war that broke out in ____, in what direction, where did he settle and who did he meet that was the founder of the ifa oracle
Lamurudu, 90 days, eastward, Ile-ife, agboniregun
The second version of the origin of the yoruba was given by?
Crowther (1943)
