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WorksheetsMaasai Culture
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where is the Maasai Tribe Located?
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Nigeria
Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is a Maa word that means what?
lion
hot
cold
tiger
the Maasai people move their homes to follow what?
weather
cattle
lions
food
What do the Maasai people drink from their cattle?
milk
blood
milk and blood
nothing
What is cow dung used for in Maasai culture?
weapons
houses
food
nothing
True or False? The Maasai people eat their cattle for food.
True
False
True or False: Only Maasai men can be warriors.
True
False
What do Maasai warriors protect the tribe from?
Lions
Tigers
Bears
Zebras
True or False: The men in the Maasai tribe have shaved heads.
True
False
True or False: The Maasai men can have more than one wife?
True
False
Men who have 50 cows or less are
rich
poor
middle class
lucky
Men who have 1,000 cows are
rich
poor
middle class
lucky
True or False: The families name all of their cows
True
False
True or False: Women wear their hair in long braids dyed with red clay
True
False
What is a woman's job in the Maasai tribe?
to protect their cattle against lions and other predators
to build and take care of the home, fixing food and making clothing.
to milk the cows
to watch the cows at night
What language do the Maasai people speak?
Swahili
Kinyarwanda
Somali
Maa
What shape do the Maasai people build their houses in?
square
triangle
circle
rectangle
What are Maasai houses made out of?
a mixture of mud, grass, and cow bones
bricks and cement, with roofs made out of grass and sticks
sticks and grass, which are held together with a mixture of mud and cow dung
the Maasai people live in tents
Maasai houses are:
permanent
temporary
What protects the cows from the Lions at night
acacia branches
warriors
fire
scar-crows
