African Religion/Griots

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What is West Africa's longest river called?

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Niger River

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In most traditional African religions, people honored those who passed away

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their ancestors

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What is the main belief of followers of animism?

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Spirits play an important role in daily life

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What are storytellers called in West Africa? Options: Matrilineal, Clan, Griots, Swahili

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Griots

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In Africa, griots became less necessary once societies began to develop a written language.

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develop a written language

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These people told the history and folktales of Africa before they began writing it down.

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Griots

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A religious belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.

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Animism

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Land area with very little precipitation.

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Desert

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West African storytellers who pass on oral histories of their tribes or people.

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Griots

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Who was the richest ruler in West Africa?

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Mansa Musa