Lesson 34

What is a story that is passed down orally and becomes part of a culture’s tradition called?

• Romance

• Folkstale

• Mystery

• Drama

What does Genealogy mean?

• Line of ancestry on the mothers side

• Line of ancestry within a family

• Line of ancestry on the fathers side

• I don't know

What is the name of a talented poet-musician of the Mande people

(tells stories, sings songs, and recites poems to share history)?

• King

• Griot

• Drummer

What is a traditional form of cloth produced in West Africa (Ghana)?

• Bronze

• Patterns

• Textile

• Kente

For centuries, the beliefs, values, and knowledge of West Africans were

transmitted orally from one generation to the next.

• True

• False

• What was the name of the King who was most cherished information in griot history and who founded Mali’s empire?

• Luao Kuwma

• Kuwanna Kia

• Sundjata Keita

• I don't know

What are Proverbs in West Africa?

• I don't know

• Express ideas or give advice and reveal a great deal about the wisdom and values

• In the bible

• Where people dance to a story

Written tradition in West Africa used what language?

• Arabic

• English

• Spanish

• Hebrew

Music in West Africa celebrated what events?

• Weddings

• Funerals

• Sleeping

• Honoring Ancestors

West African music influenced American musical styles.

What American music did it influence? (choose 2)

• Jazz

• Country

• Rap

• Dance