Government:
Before foreign colonization the Igbo’s were a stateless society.
Stateless societies were those not contained in a centralized government, like
the United States of America. Instead the Igbo’s were small-dispersed villages
governed by family lineages or common people. Most monarchs were wealthy men,
elders, and lineage heads. These rulers of the village’s became known as Igwe
(ruler). When quarrels ascended in the villages the Igwe’s united to settle
these confrontations between their villages. In the 19th century
European colonization changed the Igbo’s political system to only having one
leader to all the tribes. After the colonization the Igbo’s used the techniques
of the Europeans and kept the traditional government. The Europeans traditional
government allowed the Igbo villages to course efficiently. This type of
government is similar to the United States of having a leader and a cabinet
underneath him or her.
Before foreign colonization the Igbo’s were a stateless society.
Stateless societies were those not contained in a centralized government, like
the United States of America. Instead the Igbo’s were small-dispersed villages
governed by family lineages or common people. Most monarchs were wealthy men,
elders, and lineage heads. These rulers of the village’s became known as Igwe
(ruler). When quarrels ascended in the villages the Igwe’s united to settle
these confrontations between their villages. In the 19th century
European colonization changed the Igbo’s political system to only having one
leader to all the tribes. After the colonization the Igbo’s used the techniques
of the Europeans and kept the traditional government. The Europeans traditional
government allowed the Igbo villages to course efficiently. This type of
government is similar to the United States of having a leader and a cabinet
underneath him or her.