1.2 Political, Economic and Social organisations in Kenya in the 20th Century

• Social organisation of Kenyan communities: family, clan, age sets and religion
• Political organisation of Kenyan communities: clan heads, councils of elders, chiefs and warriors
• Economic organisation of Kenyan communities: farming, livestock keeping, fishing, hunting, trade and crafts
• Interaction and preservation of the organisation of Kenyan communities in the 20th century

• analyse the social, political and economic organisation of Kenyan communities since the 19th century
• examine the factors that have contributed to the preservation of the social, economic and political organisation of Kenyan communities to the present day
• determine the extent to which the social, economic and political organisations of selected communities are reflected in contemporary Kenyan society
• appreciate the socio-economic and political organisation of selected Kenyan communities

“How did Kenyan communities interact in the 19th century?”

“What cultural activities are celebrated during national events and functions?”

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1. Studying the organisation of Kenyan communities
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   Introduce social, political and economic organisation and the two key inquiry questions.
2. The family and the clan
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   Describe the family, the extended family and the clan as the base of social organisation.
3. Age sets, age grades and rites of passage
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   Explain age sets, age grades and the rites of passage that marked stages of life.
4. Religion and belief in Kenyan communities
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   Describe the beliefs, worship and religious specialists of Kenyan communities.
5. Leadership from the family to the chief
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Explain how leadership rose from family heads to clan heads, councils of elders and the chief.
6. Roles of leaders, warriors, women and youth
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   Describe the duties of each group in the political life of a community.
7. Comparing two communities: the Luo and the Abaluhya
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Compare the social, political and economic organisation of two Kenyan communities.
8. Economic organisation: living from the land and the herd
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Describe farming, livestock keeping, fishing and hunting among Kenyan communities.
9. Trade and barter between communities
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   Explain how communities exchanged goods by barter and became interdependent.
10. Crafts and iron working
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe iron working, pottery, basketry and wood carving among Kenyan communities.
11. Preservation of community organisation
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain the factors that preserved the organisation of Kenyan communities to the present day.
12. Traditional organisation in modern Kenya
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Show how the organisation of Kenyan communities is reflected in contemporary society.
13. Interaction and appreciation of Kenyan communities
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Show how interaction joined communities and review the whole node.