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Please enter the room quietly and make note of the class work and homework in your agendas.

Please enter the room quietly and make note of the class work and homework in your agendas. Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your table please do so. . Directions: 1) Take out your Early West African Society Worksheet. 2) Make a stack of them on your table.

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Please enter the room quietly and make note of the class work and homework in your agendas.

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  1. Please enter the room quietly and make note of the class work and homework in your agendas. Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your table please do so.

  2. Directions: 1) Take out your Early West African Society Worksheet. 2) Make a stack of them on your table.

  3. Vocab Word Search (pg. 166 - 171) Griot - proverb - Polyrhythmic -

  4. Vocab Word Search (pg. 166 - 171) Griot - A professional storyteller and oral historian. proverb - Polyrhythmic -

  5. Vocab Word Search (pg. 166 - 171) Griot - A professional storyteller and oral historian. proverb - A wise saying. Polyrhythmic -

  6. Vocab Word Search (pg. 166 - 171) Griot - A professional storyteller and oral historian. proverb - A wise saying. Polyrhythmic - Playing two or more different rhythms at the same time.

  7. Storytelling and the Arts of West Africa What were the important written and oral traditions in African culture?

  8. The Telling of Tales and The Role of the Griots

  9. Read the sections The Telling of Tales & The Role of Griots on pages 159 - 167 and answer these questions: 1) Until the arrival of Arab traders what did West Africans rely on (provide examples)? 2) What did griots urge? 3) What was the griots main job?

  10. Read the sections The Telling of Tales & The Role of Griots on pages 159 - 167 and answer these questions: 1) Until the arrival of Arab traders what did West Africans rely on (provide examples)? They relied on having a strong oral tradition. They used oral history, poetry, folk tales and saying to both teach and to entertain. 2) What did griots urge? 3) What was the griots main job?

  11. Read the sections The Telling of Tales & The Role of Griots on pages 159 - 167 and answer these questions: 1) Until the arrival of Arab traders what did West Africans rely on (provide examples)? They relied on having a strong oral tradition. They used oral history, poetry, folk tales and saying to both teach and to entertain. 2) What did griots urge? They urged their rulers to rule justly. 3) What was the griots main job?

  12. Read the sections The Telling of Tales & The Role of Griots on pages 159 - 167 and answer these questions: 1) Until the arrival of Arab traders what did West Africans rely on (provide examples)? They relied on having a strong oral tradition. They used oral history, poetry, folk tales and saying to both teach and to entertain. 2) What did griots urge? They urged their rulers to rule justly. 3) What was the griots main job? Their main job was transmitting their peoples history.

  13. Griot

  14. Folk Tales

  15. Read the section Folk Tales on page 167 and answer these questions: 1) What was not limited to griots and what did families share at home? 2) What characters were involved in most folk tales?

  16. Read the section Folk Tales on page 167 and answer these questions: 1) What was not limited to griots and what did families share at home? Storytelling was not limited to griots, famlies shared folk tales at home. 2) What characters were involved in most folk tales?

  17. Read the section Folk Tales on page 167 and answer these questions: 1) What was not limited to griots and what did families share at home? Storytelling was not limited to griots, famlies shared folk tales at home. 2) What characters were involved in most folk tales? Some involved heroes or hunters. Some involved heroes and hunters, while others used animals.

  18. Read the section Folk Tales on page 167 and answer these questions: 3) What did animal characters do? 4) Who was a popular character in West African folk tales and what did they give African people?

  19. Read the section Folk Tales on page 167 and answer these questions: 3) What did animal characters do? They were used to teach young people right from wrong. 4) Who was a popular character in West African folk tales and what did they give African people?

  20. Read the section Folk Tales on page 167 and answer these questions: 3) What did animal characters do? They were used to teach young people right from wrong. 4) Who was a popular character in West African folk tales and what did they give African people? Anansi the Spider was a popular figure in folk tales. Anansi gave people wisdom.

  21. Anasi the Spider

  22. Proverbs

  23. Read the sections Proverbs on page 161 and answer these questions: 1) What did proverbs provide? 2) What does the proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” mean? 3) What does the proverb “Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down” mean?

  24. Read the sections Proverbs on page 161 and answer these questions: 1) What did proverbs provide? They gave people a quick way to transmit wisdom. 2) What does the proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” mean? 3) What does the proverb “Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down” mean?

  25. Read the sections Proverbs on page 161 and answer these questions: 1) What did proverbs provide? They gave people a quick way to transmit wisdom. 2) What does the proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” mean? It means that everyone in a community is responsible for bringing up good children. 3) What does the proverb “Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down” mean?

  26. Read the sections Proverbs on page 161 and answer these questions: 1) What did proverbs provide? They gave people a quick way to transmit wisdom. 2) What does the proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” mean? It means that everyone in a community is responsible for bringing up good children. 3) What does the proverb “Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down” mean? It means that when an old man passes away all the knowledge that he has accumulated (gathered) dies with him.

  27. Guess that Proverb

  28. Music, Art and Dance

  29. Read the sections Music, Art and Dance on pages 168 - 170 and answer these questions: 1) What did the arts help African society to do? 2) What did young people learn by listening to certain songs? 3) What was the most widely used instrument in African culture?

  30. Read the sections Music, Art and Dance on pages 168 - 170 and answer these questions: 1) What did the arts help African society to do? They helped to pass on each groups history and culture. 2) What did young people learn by listening to certain songs? 3) What was the most widely used instrument in African culture?

  31. Read the sections Music, Art and Dance on pages 168 - 170 and answer these questions: 1) What did the arts help African society to do? They helped to pass on each groups history and culture. 2) What did young people learn by listening to certain songs? They learned adult responsibilities. 3) What was the most widely used instrument in African culture?

  32. Read the sections Music, Art and Dance on pages 168 - 170 and answer these questions: 1) What did the arts help African society to do? They helped to pass on each groups history and culture. 2) What did young people learn by listening to certain songs? They learned adult responsibilities. 3) What was the most widely used instrument in African culture? The drums.

  33. Read the sections Music, Art and Dance on pages 168 - 170 and answer these questions: 4) What occasions did dancers perform? 5) What did Emperors use artisan works for?

  34. Read the sections Music, Art and Dance on pages 168 - 170 and answer these questions: 4) What occasions did dancers perform? They performed at festivals. Also they celebrated a great hunt or successful harvest as well as took part in religious ceremonies. Dances marked important stages in peoples lives. Dancers celebrated births and marriages. They also danced at funerals. 5) What did Emperors use artisan works for?

  35. Read the sections Music, Art and Dance on pages 168 - 170 and answer these questions: 4) What occasions did dancers perform? They performed at festivals. Also they celebrated a great hunt or successful harvest as well as took part in religious ceremonies. Dances marked important stages in peoples lives. Dancers celebrated births and marriages. They also danced at funerals. 5) What did Emperors use artisan works for? They used them to show off their wealth and power.

  36. Read the sections Music, Art and Dance on pages 168 - 170 and answer these questions: 6) What was art used for in everyday life? 7) Why did carvers shape wooden images of ancestors?

  37. Read the sections Music, Art and Dance on pages 168 - 170 and answer these questions: 6) What was art used for in everyday life? It was used to express people's beliefs. 7) Why did carvers shape wooden images of ancestors?

  38. Read the sections Music, Art and Dance on pages 168 - 170 and answer these questions: 6) What was art used for in everyday life? It was used to express people's beliefs. 7) Why did carvers shape wooden images of ancestors? They did it to honor the dead.

  39. More Music, Art and Dance

  40. The Legacy of Empires

  41. Read the section The Legacy of Empires on page 171 and answer these questions: 1) What were the names of the three most powerful empires in Africa? 2) What aspects of West African society still remain from the days of the empires? 3) What started happening to West Africans during the 1500s?

  42. Read the section The Legacy of Empires on page 171 and answer these questions: 1) What were the names of the three most powerful empires in Africa? Ghana, Mali and Songhai. 2) What aspects of West African society still remain from the days of the empires? 3) What started happening to West Africans during the 1500s?

  43. Read the section The Legacy of Empires on page 171 and answer these questions: 1) What were the names of the three most powerful empires in Africa? Ghana, Mali and Songhai. 2) What aspects of West African society still remain from the days of the empires? Families and casts are still important. Markets and farming are key parts of the economy. Islam continues to be a major influence, along with traditional religions. 3) What started happening to West Africans during the 1500s?

  44. Read the section The Legacy of Empires on page 171 and answer these questions: 1) What were the names of the three most powerful empires in Africa? Ghana, Mali and Songhai. 2) What aspects of West African society still remain from the days of the empires? Families and casts are still important. Markets and farming are key parts of the economy. Islam continues to be a major influence, along with traditional religions. 3) What started happening to West Africans during the 1500s? Many West Africans were taken to the Americas as slaves.

  45. In your journals create a Classifying (Tree) Map using the art forms that were found on pages 167 - 170 African Art Forms Folk Tales Music Dance Proverbs Art Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example

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