Mr. Meza7th Grade World History

Chapter 14:The Cultural Legacy of West Africa

1. What is oral tradition?Learning and cultural ideas passed down orally, from one generation to the next

2. What is a Griot?Poet-musicians

who tell stories, sing songs of praise, and recite poems

Preserved the history and culture of West Africa

Some of the most famous artist in West African music

3. What is genealogy?An account of the line of ancestry within a family

4. What are folktales?Stories to pass along history and teach morals and values

Enslaved Africans brought folktales to American

5. What is a proverb?Popular sayings “Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burned”

6. What language was used to write the first books in West Africa?Muslims published many books in Arabic

7. What is Call and Response?A song style in which a singer or musician leads with a call, and a chorus responds

8. What musical styles are influenced by call-and –response? gospel, jazz, blues, rock and roll, and rap

9. What are some West African instruments?

Balafon, ngoni, kora, and drums

10. What are forms of W. African visual arts?Fabrics and baskets = everyday needs

Masks and sculptures = used in rituals or ceremonies, honor ancestors and royalty

11. What is terra-cotta?Baked clay used to make pottery and sculptures

12. What is kente?

Traditional form of cloth produced in West Africa

13. What is appliqué? A technique to make designs or pictures using fabric