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Which one of the following would you NOT find in Timbuktu?
The secret bartering system of the Wangarans
record keeping
how West Africans adapted Islam to their own cultures.
Both were part of the oral tradition.
geometric designs
griots, folktales, proverbs, histories and stories written in Arabic and preserved in mosques.
Mosques with huge gold plated domes.
the importance of the oral tradition
West Africans built mosques that blended Islamic architectural style with their own traditional religious art. This shows:
The secret bartering system of the Wangarans
record keeping
how West Africans adapted Islam to their own cultures.
Both were part of the oral tradition.
geometric designs
griots, folktales, proverbs, histories and stories written in Arabic and preserved in mosques.
Mosques with huge gold plated domes.
the importance of the oral tradition
What did folktales and proverbs have in common?
The secret bartering system of the Wangarans
record keeping
how West Africans adapted Islam to their own cultures.
Both were part of the oral tradition.
geometric designs
griots, folktales, proverbs, histories and stories written in Arabic and preserved in mosques.
Mosques with huge gold plated domes.
the importance of the oral tradition
Which of the following are examples of West African oral and written tradition?
The secret bartering system of the Wangarans
record keeping
how West Africans adapted Islam to their own cultures.
Both were part of the oral tradition.
geometric designs
griots, folktales, proverbs, histories and stories written in Arabic and preserved in mosques.
Mosques with huge gold plated domes.
the importance of the oral tradition
What does the following proverb reveal about West African society? Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down.
The secret bartering system of the Wangarans
record keeping
how West Africans adapted Islam to their own cultures.
Both were part of the oral tradition.
geometric designs
griots, folktales, proverbs, histories and stories written in Arabic and preserved in mosques.
Mosques with huge gold plated domes.
the importance of the oral tradition
What is one artistic form that both West Africans and Muslims valued even before their cultures met?
The secret bartering system of the Wangarans
record keeping
how West Africans adapted Islam to their own cultures.
Both were part of the oral tradition.
geometric designs
griots, folktales, proverbs, histories and stories written in Arabic and preserved in mosques.
Mosques with huge gold plated domes.
the importance of the oral tradition
Which of the following best describes what the griots did?
The secret bartering system of the Wangarans
record keeping
how West Africans adapted Islam to their own cultures.
Both were part of the oral tradition.
geometric designs
griots, folktales, proverbs, histories and stories written in Arabic and preserved in mosques.
Mosques with huge gold plated domes.
the importance of the oral tradition
Which of the following is NOT an example of the influence of West African oral and written traditions on our lives today?
The secret bartering system of the Wangarans
record keeping
how West Africans adapted Islam to their own cultures.
Both were part of the oral tradition.
geometric designs
griots, folktales, proverbs, histories and stories written in Arabic and preserved in mosques.
Mosques with huge gold plated domes.
the importance of the oral tradition
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