W. African culture

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Who conquered Songhai?

• England

• Ghana

• Morocco

• Mali

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African masks are most commonly shaped as

• A human face that is very realistic

• A geometric shape

• A stylized human face or muzzle of some animal

• An organic shape

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What three activities help express West African culture through the arts?

• Art, Music, and Dance

• Gold, Salt, and History

• Dance, music, and salt

• History, Sculpture, Masks

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Drums were used in West Africa for... (HINT: IT IS ALL OF THEM)

• religious meeting

• celebrations & parties

• weddings

• funerals

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Slaves brought this singing style to America to... (pick the one that does not belong)

• sing songs to ease the burdens of slavery

• celebrate social occasions

• express outrage at their social situation

• introduce the Americans to a new style of music

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call and response music

• leader shouts something and people will sing a reply

• when the teacher asks you a questions and you know it

• when you call someone on the phone and they answer

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The singing technique that is evident in African Music is called...

• Sing-A-Longs

• Call and Response

• Rounds

• None of the Above

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How was African Music passed down from generation to generation?

• Orally

• Through Scribes and Transcripts

• Writings on the Wall

• Emails

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Movement and dance play huge parts in ceremonies and special occasions.

• True

• False

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Check all the boxes that contain characteristics of African music.

• Percussion (drums)

• Gospel/Religion

• Used for communication, teaching, praise, etc.

• Instruments made from natural resources

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check all that relate to "call and response" form

• involves community - participatory

• while call and response are common in African music, this is not a form that is used in jazz

• often the "call" is improvised

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The function of a African folktale is to...

• entertain

• record history

• teach principles of life and morality

• provide patterns for problem solving

• explain the difference between a sweater and a vest

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African folktales are part of a/an _____________ tradition.

• wildlife

• pastoral

• magical realism

• oral

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Proverbs play an important role in cultures with a strong.

• written tradition.

• oral tradition.

• musical tradition.

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Elaborate recountings of the oral historians where known as griots

• True

• False

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True or False: Our Culture today is profoundly influenced by the existence of slavery in our country's past?

• True

• False