Which option describes the family structures in West Africa before the 1500s? (1 point)

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Families tended to be small because marriages only happened between two people.
Families tended to be small because marriages only happened between two people.

Families were organized around the father and his family, and cousins on the father’s side were often treated as siblings.
Families were organized around the father and his family, and cousins on the father’s side were often treated as siblings.

Families of Ashanti tended to be very large because a man could marry another woman without restrictions.
Families of Ashanti tended to be very large because a man could marry another woman without restrictions.

Families were large because anyone who could be traced back to a common ancestor was considered a family member

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Families were organized around the father and his family, and cousins on the father’s side were often treated as siblings.