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Briefly discuss the social, political and economic organization of the Ameru during pre-colonial period

Briefly discuss the social, political and economic organization of the Ameru during pre-colonial period

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Dana
Social organization: they lived in villages called ntuura
They believed in one supreme god called murungu
The sun was considered sacred and hailed during prayers
The clan head was the intermediary between god and people
Sacrifices and prayers were offered to god at the shrine
Circumcision was done at 25 years
Political organization: At the family level, the father solved the disputes
Serious cases were referred to the council of elders, kiama
The Njuri Ncheke was the legal legislature
The king was in the highest office, raiboni
The king was the seer of god, legal consultant, political arbitrator, military strategist and custodian of the history
Economic organization: they were mixed farmers
They hunted animals and gathered fruits and roots
They practiced bee keeping

Dana05 answered the question on April 25, 2019 at 10:42

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