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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Chapter 5 Questions

Weiner, The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea

6 bullet points and Add 2 quotes in each section as evidence

1. For whom do men grow yams? Why?

2. List the cycle of first exchanges at marriage, during the first year of marriage, and after the first year of marriage?

(Indicate who gives what to whom).

3. In what ways do annual yam presentations represent

marriages and economic potential, as well as achieved

political status?

4. Explain Yam houses and accumulation.

Weiner, The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea

Chapter 6

Add 6 bullet points and 2 quotes in each section as evidence

1. What did the ancestors bring?

2. What is the relationship between birth, authority, and power?

3. What does a chief do with all his yams (i.e. what is the

connection between a chief''s wives, their yams, and social

hierarchy)?

4.When Chief Vanoi thought about the power of the stones, why did he feel "strong"?

5. Explain finding Wives Power and Fear.

Please high light and annotate after you read the chapter. You can get this on google classroom