

W. African culture
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7th Grade
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Reeve Hartman
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12 Slides • 16 Questions
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Multiple Choice
Who conquered Songhai?
England
Ghana
Morocco
Mali
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Multiple Choice
African masks are most commonly shaped as
A human face that is very realistic
A geometric shape
A stylized human face or muzzle of some animal
An organic shape
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Multiple Choice
What three activities help express West African culture through the arts?
Art, Music, and Dance
Gold, Salt, and History
Dance, music, and salt
History, Sculpture, Masks
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Drums were used in West Africa for... (HINT: IT IS ALL OF THEM)
religious meeting
celebrations & parties
weddings
funerals
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Multiple Choice
Slaves brought this singing style to America to... (pick the one that does not belong)
sing songs to ease the burdens of slavery
celebrate social occasions
express outrage at their social situation
introduce the Americans to a new style of music
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Multiple Choice
call and response music
leader shouts something and people will sing a reply
when the teacher asks you a questions and you know it
when you call someone on the phone and they answer
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Multiple Choice
The singing technique that is evident in African Music is called...
Sing-A-Longs
Call and Response
Rounds
None of the Above
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Multiple Choice
How was African Music passed down from generation to generation?
Orally
Through Scribes and Transcripts
Writings on the Wall
Emails
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Multiple Choice
Movement and dance play huge parts in ceremonies and special occasions.
True
False
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Multiple Select
Check all the boxes that contain characteristics of African music.
Percussion (drums)
Gospel/Religion
Used for communication, teaching, praise, etc.
Instruments made from natural resources
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Multiple Select
check all that relate to "call and response" form
involves community - participatory
while call and response are common in African music, this is not a form that is used in jazz
often the "call" is improvised
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The function of a African folktale is to...
entertain
record history
teach principles of life and morality
provide patterns for problem solving
explain the difference between a sweater and a vest
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Multiple Choice
African folktales are part of a/an _____________ tradition.
wildlife
pastoral
magical realism
oral
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Multiple Choice
Proverbs play an important role in cultures with a strong.
written tradition.
oral tradition.
musical tradition.
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Multiple Choice
Elaborate recountings of the oral historians where known as griots
True
False
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Multiple Choice
True or False: Our Culture today is profoundly influenced by the existence of slavery in our country's past?
True
False
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