How did West Africans preserve their history prior to the introduction of writing?

Stories, genealogies and histories memorized and then retold

Kente cloth, the famous West African textile, is made by what process?

Sewing narrow strips of fabric together

When were masks commonly worn in West Africa?

By dancers in ritual ceremonies

Identify the oral tradition:

A war veteran talking to students about his experiences

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Cultural Influence of West Africa

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1
The Benin empire became particularly well-known for their
brass sculpture
painting
baskets
wood carvings
2
Stories about this person, the founder of the Mali Empire, are very popular griot tales.
Youssou N'Dour
Sundjata
Elton John
Simba
3
Which is a list of West African Instruments?
balafon, ngoni, kora
pahu, ipu, ukulele
drums, trumpet, saxaphone
harp, piano, flute
4
Which of these musical styles was most influenced by call-and-response songs?
Blues
Opera
Country
Classical
5
Some of today's most famous griots are known through:
their work in science
their presence in the media
popular music
their displays in museums
6
How did West Africans preserve their history prior to the introduction of writing?
Drawings on salt mine walls
Stories, genealogies and histories memorized and then retold
The only preservation of history was from foreign writings
Painters depicted their history long comic-book like scenes
7
Kente cloth, the famous West African textile, is made by what process?
A delicate weave of a single monochrome huge cloth
gluing little scraps of fabric together
Sewing narrow strips of fabric together
stamping ink onto white fabric
8
These people used Terra-Cotta, a type of pottery, to create sculptures of human figures
The Byzantines
The Benin
The Nok
The Mande
9
When were masks commonly worn in West Africa?
By dancers in ritual ceremonies
by weavers
by young men hopeful to be chosen as husbands
By traders to conduct their business in secret
10
West African folktales spread to America because
missionaries recorded and published them.
slaves brought them.
nobody knows.
explorers discovered them.
11
Most of the early books of West Africa were written in:
Wolof
Latin
Mande
Arabic
12
West African folk tales often feature a character that outsmarts opponents, and it is often a
elephant
hare
tortoise
lion
13
Which term best describes one of the jobs of a griot?
carving masks and other visual arts
curing disease
keeping records
trading salt and gold
14
Identify the oral tradition:
Playing catch in the yard with your parent
Looking at a photos from the Great Depression
Reading the dairy of a solider who fought in the Civil War
A war veteran talking to students about his experiences
15
The genealogy of a family gives information about the family members'
ancestry
jobs
clothes (mostly jeans)
houses

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