In Umuofia, a fictional village in Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart," various jobs play crucial roles in the community. Key occupations include farmers, who cultivate yams and other crops, and blacksmiths, who create tools and weapons. Additionally, there are village elders and leaders who provide governance and wisdom, as well as merchants who trade goods. Each of these roles contributes to the social and economic fabric of Umuofia.
The village where Umuofia used to be is no longer there. It has been replaced with modernized society.
Ogbuefi Ezeudu was the oldest man in Umuofia.
The Oracle was called Agbala and spoke to Umuofia and its people only through his priestess, Chielo.
Mr. Brown is the first missionary who comes to Umuofia to build his church. He is later replaced by Reverend James Smith. Another answer could be Nwoye or Isaac, who comes back to Umuofia after Mr. Brown.
The 2 villages are never almost at war. Umuofia's sending of a emissary in order to deal with the killing of a Umuofian clanswoman in the marketplace of Mbaino helps settle the issue, as Mbaino acknowledges that they were at fault, agreeing to compensate Umuofia.
Umuofia does not exist.
The village where Umuofia used to be is no longer there. It has been replaced with modernized society.
Umuofia demands that Mbaino recompensate them for the murder of Udo's wife by giving them a virgin woman and a young man, or Umuofia would wage war upon them.
The village of Mbaino sent Ikemefuna to Umuofia as a peace offering to avoid war between the two villages. Ikemefuna was given to Umuofia as compensation for the murder of a woman from Umuofia by a man from Mbaino.
Ogbuefi Ezeudu was the oldest man in Umuofia.
Cowrie shells are the currency in Umuofia.
The Oracle was called Agbala and spoke to Umuofia and its people only through his priestess, Chielo.
Mbaino greets Okonkwo warmly, and agrees to give him a young boy and a virgin to take back to Umuofia. It offers a boy to Umuofia to sacrifice
Mr. Brown is the first missionary who comes to Umuofia to build his church. He is later replaced by Reverend James Smith. Another answer could be Nwoye or Isaac, who comes back to Umuofia after Mr. Brown.
The conflict between Umuofia and Mbaino centers around the killing of a Mbaino woman by a Umuofia man. This incident leads to a demand for reparation from Mbaino, which Umuofia considers unreasonable. The conflict escalates until a decision is made for the return of a young boy and a virgin to Mbaino as compensation.
A woman of Umuofia was killed in the marketplace of Mbaino. As restitution, Umuofia demands a young virgin woman as replacement, as well as a young boy, or they will go to war. Mbaino, fearing Umuofia's warlike prowess, accedes to the demand.
The 2 villages are never almost at war. Umuofia's sending of a emissary in order to deal with the killing of a Umuofian clanswoman in the marketplace of Mbaino helps settle the issue, as Mbaino acknowledges that they were at fault, agreeing to compensate Umuofia.