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Ageing in other societies

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    Find out about the Mursi tribe
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  • The Mursi tribe is from...
    Sudan
    Angola
    Ethiopia
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  • The Mursi speak...
    Arabic
    Hindi
    Surmic
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  • The lip plate is part of a ...
    ritual
    dress code
    fashion statement
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  • The lip plate is worn by...
    both men and women
    women only
    men only
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  • In some East African groups men are formed into...
    clans
    age sets
    tribes
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  • From 7 to 10 years old a Mursi is a ...
    Coffin
    teenager
    changala
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  • A changala is a Mursi child aged
    4 to 7 years old.
    10 to 20 years old.
    7 to 10 years old.
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  • From 60 years old to the end of their life, a Mursi is ...
    a Donga
    a senior citizen
    a Karu
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  • Both the Mursi and the western society recognise that:
    the colder, the better.
    the older, the wiser.
    the younger, the stronger.
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  • Compared to the western society, the Mursi are...
    taller.
    healthier.
    stronger.
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  • During the dry season, the Mursi move to...
    the mountains.
    the riverside.
    the grasslands.
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  • The Mursi territory is located between the...
    Omo and Mago rivers.
    the Nile and the coast.
    Tejo and Sado rivers.
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  • During the rain season, the Mursi return to the....
    grasslands.
    riverside.
    savannah.
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  • Fom 20 to 40 years old, a Mursi is a...
    Donga
    Teru
    Rora
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  • From 16 to 20 years old, a Mursi is a ...
    Donga
    Teru
    Changala
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  • The ritual stick fight is called...
    Donga.
    Teru.
    Changala.
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