Chapter 16 East Africa

Chapter 16 ~ East Africa Lesson 3 ~ Kenya: Ties That Bind

1. A ______is small farm owned and run by a Kenyan family.

I. Peoples of Kenya 1. Kenya’s highest mountain is ______. 2. Southwest of Mount Kenya is a region of highlands that receives plenty of rain. This land is good for ______. 3. Most of the people in Kenya are ______.

A. Kenya’s Shared Culture 1. Kenya has great ______, including more than 40 ethnic groups. 2. Most Kenyans practice the religions of ______or ______. 3. ______and ______are some of the ties that bind the people of Kenya together. 4. Many Kenyans also share common ______.

B. Kenya’s Ethnic Groups 1. The largest ethnic group in Kenya are the ______. 2. These people live in ______and grow cash crops such as ______and ______, a fiber used to make rope. 3. The ______are another ethnic group in Kenya, who traditionally make a living by farming and herding. 4. The Maasai are ______, which means they sometimes wander as nomads and sometimes live in settlements where they farm.

II. Life in Rural Kenya 1. The majority of Kenya’s farmers are ______. 2. The women grow fruits and vegetables and herd livestock. 3. Men also farm, but they usually raise cash crops, such as ______or ______. 4. As the population increases, many men and some women are moving to the cities to find work. 5. Most women and children stay in rural areas and women are the primary caretakers of the children.

A. Kenyans Working Together 1. Kenya gained independence from ______in 1963. 2. The first president of Kenya was ______. 3. He began a social policy he called ______, which in Swahili means “let’s pull together.” He encouraged harambee in ______, ______, and ______.

B. Women’s Self-Help Groups 1. One of the best examples of harambee in Kenya is the rise of women’s ______- ______groups in rural areas. 2. Women have formed these groups to solve problems in their communities. 3. These groups do a great variety of work in Kenya.

III. Life in Urban Kenya 1. The capital city of Kenya is ______. 2. This city is Africa’s main center of ______and ______. 3. Much of East Africa’s banking and trade is centered in this city.

A. Working in the City 1. Many Kenyans move to Nairobi to look for ______because it is a thriving city.

B. City Life 1. Men who move to the city work together. 2. They share rooms and help one another. This is another way the policy of harambee is carried out in Kenya.