7th Grade World History

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7th Grade World History Vocabulary
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CHAPTER 13 EARLY AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS
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A spoken record of past events
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The storytellers of early West Africa were called
a griot.
http//www.listenall.com/dembo_jobarteh.html
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In addition to stories, the griots recited
short sayings of wisdom or truth.
They used to teach lessons to the
people.
To stay a long time in the water does not make
you clean.
Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped
You must judge a man by the work of his hands.
http//cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/African.
html
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A hand-woven, brightly colored West African
fabric. The cloth was woven in narrow strips
that were then sewn together. Kings and queens
in West Africa wore garments made of kente for
special occasions.
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ORAL HISTORY
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GRIOTS
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PROVERBS
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KENTE