| A | B |
|---|
| Ancestor Worship | all those boys and girls born in the same year |
| Animism | the belief that all things, living and non-living have a spirit |
| Bride wealth | gifts given to the father of a bride to show her importance in the family |
| clan | a group of people who trace their roots to earlier ancestors |
| extended family | made up of a father, mother, their children both married and unmarried, their children's children, grandmother, grandfather, etc |
| lineage | group of distant kin who trace their descent to a common ancestor |
| matrilineal | children trace their ancestors through their mother's family |
| patrilineal | children trace their ancestors through their father's family |
| patriarchal | society headed or run by males, father or eldest male is the head of the family |
| polygamy | the practice of having more than one spouse |
| tribalism | loyalty to ones tribe |
| Subsistence farmer | raising only enough food for your own needs |
| urbanization | the growth of cities, movement of people to cities |
