Social Studies Survival Unit

Survival in ss

What is survival ?

The strategies that a culture uses to provide its members with the necessities of life

What’s the most important thing to the Mbuti Foragers

the forest

Foragers

A group that lives directly off the land by hunting, fishing, and gathering. They are nomadic or semi-nomadic

nomadic

People that move from place to place all the time. They do not have permanent homes

semi-nomadic

People move from place to place sometimes usually because of weather or the seasons.

Band

The group the foragers living together. The group is made up of several families (20-30 people). They travel, live, and work together.

Where are the Mbuti foragers from

The democratic republic of the Congo (DRC)

Are the Mbuti Foragers consensus

Yes 100% agreements

How do the Mbuti Foragers divide their labor

They divide their labor by sex

are the Mbuti foragers egalitarian or nonegalitarian

They are egalitarian, meaning everyone is equal

Pastoralism herding

The survival pattern where the people survive through the herding of animals. They do not eat there herd animals, instead they live off their by- product

What’s the most important thing to the Dodoth Herders of Northern Uganda (Pastoralism herding)

Cattle

by-product

A by-product is an item that is obtained from an animal without killing the animal.

Dodoth Herders of Northern Uganda herd animals are

cattle, goats, llamas, alpacas, sheep, and pig

Dodoth Herders of Northern Uganda by-products are

milk, butter, yogurt, eggs, blood, and blood pudding

Dodoth Herders of Northern Uganda grow

millet and sorgo

are the Dodoth Herders of Northern Uganda nomadic or semi nomadic

they can be both. if there semi nomadic they live in a village

The Dodoth Herders of Northern Uganda communities are called

Tribes. A tribe contains 200-400 ppl across villages

how do the Dodoth Herders of Northern Uganda divide there labor

they divide there labor by sex

are the Dodoth Herders of Northern Uganda igealitarian or nonegaliterain

They are nonegaliterian, There leaders are called chiefs

horticulture substance farming

horticulture substance farming is a survival pattern in which people live in sedentary villages and survive through small scale farming. They live off the food they grow

sedentary

sedentary means that people live in permanent homes in settled communities.

what are the types of communities

city = urban

outside city = suburban

country side = rural

The most important thing to the Japanese Rice Farmers is

the rice

how do the Japanese Rice Farmers do there work

they use hand tools. They have little technology. The tools they use are scythes, hoes, rakes, and spades.

are the Japanese Rice Farmers egalitarian or nonegalitarian

they are non egalitarian

how do the Japanese Rice Farmers divide there labor

There is no division of labor by sex, everyone in the family works.

how is the Japanese Rice Farmers population normally determined

their population is normally determined by how many people there land can support.

the farming is…..

back breaking work

what animals do the Japanese Rice Farmers have

chicken, pigs, and goats.

what vegetables do the Japanese Rice Farmers grow

peppers, cabbage, carrots, and mushrooms.

where do the Japanese Rice Farmers live

they live in villages

what does every horticulture group have

a staple (main crop)

The Japanese Rice Farmers grow their food to….

The Japanese Rice Farmers grow their food to eat not sell. They do not usually have surplus (extra to sell)

agriculture/cash economy

agriculture/cash economy is a survival pattern where people ive in sedentary communities of all different sizes and work a wide range of activities. Food and other necessities and obtained with cash.

what’s the division of labor by sex for the Dodoth Herders of Northern Uganda

males take care of cattle

males protect the village

females build huts

females grow crops

females gather plant

Dodoth Herders of Northern Uganda marriage pattern is

polygyny (1 man multiple wives)