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1 The maasai people of east Africa

2 Good morning, my name is aisha alturbag
Good morning, my name is aisha alturbag. I am a student at Prince Mohammad bin Fahad University. I will speak for the maasai people of east Africa My presentation will last 8 minutes. I'm going to ask you questions at the end of the show

3 the maasai people of east africa have a special relationship with one kind of animal .they depend on cattle for mear and milk which makeup in order to raise cattle in a dry climate , the maasai people share land . each family has its own animals ,buy they move the cattle to eat .

4 For the Maasai, cattle are everything: food, material, culture, ritual
For the Maasai, cattle are everything: food, material, culture, ritual. Cattle are life. "I hope your cattle are well", they say in greeting. More than any other Kenyan people, the pastoralist Maasai are a cattle-herders par excellence. Cattle provide almost everything they need for survival, and much more besides.

5 They are a symbol of wealth and a source of pride, and a person's entire life revolves around the herds: the need to pasture and care for them, the need to protect them, and the need to move with them in search of fresh pasture and water. The paramount importance of cattle - the more the better - have also marked the aggressive nature of Maasai relations with their neighbours: warfare was inevitably fought over land and grazing rights, and cattle raids were essential in guaranteeing a family's prosperity, as well as to massage the warrior's ego and enable him to get married (for which he needed cattle

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7 And now will ask you questionsf now !!!

8 What to something which depend upon the Maasai people
What to something which depend upon the Maasai people? What's the most important thing they have?

9 I have enjoyed speaking to you today about how to plan and prepare a presentation.

10 Thank you for listening and coming

11 Aisha Alturbag


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