Which roles were brothers and sons expected to play in africa’s matrilineal cultures? select all that apply.

a. sons mother’s sisters as needed.
b. sons mother’s brothers as needed.
c. brothers protect sisters.
d. sisters protect brothers.

The correct answers are B) sons helped mother’s brothers as needed and C) brothers protect sisters.

The roles that brothers and sons were expected to play in Africa’s matrilineal cultures were sons helped mother’s sisters as needed and brothers protected sisters.

In Africa, the matrilineal system dominated many cultures. This system means that is the mother –not the father- that led the family in the tribes. Matrilineal societies created an especial bond between brothers and sisters. The roles that brothers and sons were expected to play in Africa’s matrilineal cultures were sons helped mother’s sisters as needed and brothers protected sisters. The opposite of matrilineal was patrilineal, where fathers were the main figure in the family.

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