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| A map of the Ashanti Empire at its height. |
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| Golden Stool, a necessary piece to show the power of the royalty |
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| Unified the independant chiefdoms into a huge power in the region with the help of his priest Komfo Anokye. |
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| Osei Tutu's priest that helped him unite Ashanti. Introduced the Golden Stool that represented all of the anscestors of Ashanti. |
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| Diseases that Ashanti gained |
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| Malaria, numerous fevers, and leprosy |
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| Some domesticated animals depending on the area. Farmed grains and plants from the New World with iron hoes. |
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| Excellent crafters with iron |
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| What kind of crafting were the Ashanti good at? |
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| Place of Women in Ashanti Culture |
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| Ashanti was a matrilineal society, but households are polygynous. The senior female of cheifly lineage plays a big role in the selection of the next chief. |
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| What was Ashanti's role in the slave trade? |
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| Ashanti did trade slaves, but simply among themselves, not on the market. Slaves were usually prisoners of war, criminals, or people who owed debts. Ashanti, unlike Americans, treated their slaves nicely and humanely, and marriage among and with slaves was common. |
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| The new chief is chosen through the consulting of the senior female and other elders of the clan. The chosen man is then "enstooled" and swears a solemn oath to the Earth Goddess and his ancestors to fulfill his duties. |
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| Chief over all Ashanti and individual chiefs. |
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| The Ashanti also allowed women to divorce if they had a good reason, including laziness. If she is the senior wife, the woman can divorce if her husband takes a new wife without her permission. But there was rarely jelousy of new wives, as new wives lightened the load and added to the husband's status |
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| Ashanti sacred day scheduled with the luner calender. |
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| The Ashanti Empire lasted from the 1500s till 1874 when faced with the power of the British. |
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| British conquest of Ashanti lasted for a long time, until it became modern day, independent Ghana. |
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| Ashantehene Kwaku Dua III Asamu (1872-1931) |
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| The Ashanti "Hall of Justice" is bad condition after the Anglo-Ashanti war. |
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The Anglo Ashanti Wars-
Four conflicts between the Ashanti empire and the British between 1824-1901. Ashanti impressively withstood the British in a few of the wars but fell in the end. Became part of the British Empire.
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