West African Cultural Legacies

Which of these is a West African Country?

What parts of your hand do you use to play drums?

The form in music where one group plays a rhythm and another group plays a different rhythm back is called

The longest river in the world is

The first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly.

Learning and cultural ideas passed down orally(verbally), from one generation to the next.

A story that is passed down orally and becomes part of a culture’s tradition.

A talented poet-musician of the Mande people, who tells stories, sings songs, and recites poems to share history

Sculptures were used to

Wooden masks have been apart of the African Culture for centuries

were used during ceremonies, in performances, and in sacred rites

In Africa people often lived in ____________, or families made up of several generations.

What type of art is Kente cloth?

What are the traditional Kente cloth colors?

What was the original use of the Kente cloth?

is made up by sewing narrow strips of silk together to tell a symbolic story

Matrilineal is based on

Patrilineal means

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