Cultural Influence of West Africa

What functions did music serve in West Africa?

• communicate ideas

• communicate values

• communicate feelings

• Visualize the inner spirit animal

What is a griot?

• a storyteller

• a poet

• a musician

• a tribal leader

A colorful handwritten cloth from Ghana.

• kente

• blanket

• carpet

• hat

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded which TWO items?

• Gold and fish
• Gold and salt
• Gold and timber
• Gold and bronze

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all developed in which region of Africa?

• West Africa
• East Africa
• North Africa 
• South Africa

In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?

• Mufusa
• Mansa Musa
• King Kong
• Nelson Mandela

What brought Islam to West Africa?

• War
• Trade
• Emporers
• Crusades

oral tradition

• use of storytelling to pass down history or information

• use of written language to pass down history or information

• use of pictures to pass down history or information

• use or objects to pass down history or information

written tradition

• use of story telling to pass down history or information

• use of writing to pass down history or information

• use of pictures to pass down history or information

• use of objects to pass down history or information

geneaology

• an account of royal succession

• the study of genetics

• an account of someones ancestry within a family

• the study of generations of peoples from different countries