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 Describe the social organization of the Asante                              

-       The kingdom was composed of many communities who spoke the Akan \Twi language

-       Asante were organized in clans

-       Marriage between members of same clan was prohibited / exogamy

-       Inheritance of property was matrilineal

-       Community was bound together by the golden stool

-       Odwira annual cultural festival was held at Kumasi to honour the ancestors

-       Society was divided into social classes

-       Asante were polytheists / worshipped many gods and goddesses

Kings were regarded as semi-divine and were religious leaders 

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