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African Epic: Sundiata and the Griots — Homework
Review this week's account of Sundiata's childhood, exile, and the griot tradition before answering.
- 1.What obstacle did Sundiata face as a child?
- 2.What happened at the Battle of Kirina, and roughly when?
- 3.What is a griot, and what role does one play?
- 4.Why might a society invest so much training and status in griots specifically?
- 5.In four to six sentences, explain why storytellers might emphasize that Sundiata's early weakness was hiding unseen strength, rather than starting the story with him already strong.
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