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Igbo (Ibo) Culture in Nigeria. Advanced Global Literature. Nigeria. Region and Geography. Igbo (Ibo) inhabit southeast Nigeria Igbo Land divided by Niger River. Origins and History. 9th Century core group of tribes. 14th-15th Century additional tribes. European Contact.
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Igbo (Ibo) Culture in Nigeria Advanced Global Literature
Region and Geography • Igbo (Ibo) inhabit southeast Nigeria • Igbo Land divided by Niger River
Origins and History 9th Century • core group of tribes • 14th-15th Century • additional tribes
European Contact Mid 15th Century: • Portuguese • Dutch • English
European Trading • palm products • spices • timber • tusks • slavery Turn of the 20th Century: Britain colonized Nigeria
Colonization & Taxation 1900-1914: • Military expeditions 1928: • British tax Igbos 1929: • Aba Riot • Women’s revolt • Margaret Ekpo
Religious Beliefs Chukwo • benevolent creator Agbala • opposing force Chi • personal spirit
Shameful Deaths • Women in labor • Suicides • Children • born with teeth • died before they developed teeth • died during sacred month
No Funeral Rites • taken to “Evil Forest” • wander homeless • cause harm to living Twins considered less than human
Names to KnowThings Fall Apart pp. 1 to 35 • Umuofia • Egwugwu • Okoye • Ojiugo • Nwoye • Okonkwo • Obi • Unoka • Ikemefuna