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How did people view yams in Things Fall Apart?

Yams were seen as the main farming crop and meal staple of people in Things Fall Apart. Yams took a lot of effort to farm, but was the main way of sustaining a good life. Yams were celebrated, as was the Goddess of the Earth.


What are the male crops in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe?

You didn't read the yam book at all, did you?


Which crop is the man's crop?

In Things Fall Apart the "man's crop" is the yams.


What are yams for in Things Fall Apart?

Eating. Selling. Cooking. Growing. Farming.


What are yams in Things Fall Apart?

Eating. Selling. Cooking. Growing. Farming.


What were the 5 valuables in the book Things Fall Apart?

Yams, Cola-nuts, and palm-wine thats what I know


What is a sentence with the word shrine from the book things fall apart?

The word shrine is used 17 times in the book Things Fall Apart. One such sentence is: I also kill a cock at the shrine of Ifejioku, the god of yams.


Things Fall Apart what is the relationship of women to agriculture?

they only harvest the so called "women" crops, those are coco yams, beans , and casbah


How many yams did Okonkwo have in things fall apart?

Okonkwo's number of Yams vary. In his first year, he has at least 1600 seed Yams, including 800 of them from Nwakibie and 400 from another friend. It is not specifically mentioned, but the number of Yams are thought to be in the thousands, perhaps tens of thousands later on.


How did the women tend the field in things fall apart?

Women helped do all the tasks that would normally be required with farming, including clearing land, tilling soil, weeding, and harvesting crops. They planted crops in between the rows of yams.


What are the men haggling about in Things Fall Apart?

In Things Fall Apart, the men are haggling over the bride price for the marriage of Ikemefuna's sister to Obierika's son. They are negotiating the amount of yams and livestock that will be exchanged as part of the bride price, which is an important custom in Igbo culture to symbolize the union of two families.


Why did okonkwo have to use sharecropping to build his farm in things fall apart?

Okonkwo had to use sharecropping to build his farm in "Things Fall Apart" because he had no yams of his own to start farming with. By entering into a sharecropping agreement with Nwakibie, Okonkwo was able to gain access to land and resources to begin his farming operation. Sharecropping allowed Okonkwo to gradually build his farm and wealth over time.