coral cut from the cliffs along the shore. One was the Great Mosque of Kilwa. Even grander was the Husuni Kubwa palace‚ an enormous cliff-top building with more than 100 rooms. Diviners a person who is believed to have the power to foretell events Griots a special class of African storytellers who help keep alive a people’s history Lineage group an extended family unit that has combined into a larger community Patrilineal society tracing the lineage through the father Salt Salt was a highly desired
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10‚ 28‚ 12 Nazar‚ Bombata History‚ Per 1 10‚ 28‚ 12 Muhammad the Great Once upon a time there was a young man named Muhammad who was 18 years old. He was one of the youth that lived amongst the nomadic tribe in Ghana. They were well known for griot storytelling mainly about his great ancestors and their relationships with the kings of Ghana and Mali. One night when a member of the clan was telling Muhammad about the story of Sundiata‚ the first king of Mali and how he organized a powerful army
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Monks and Nuns followed Christ’s teachings in groups in the convents or Monasteries where they lived and worked. They had three main jobs which were work‚ study‚ and prayer. The monks were almost similar to the griots from Africa; they kept the ancient learning of the past alive and past it down to generations. The monks also were also head of schools and hospitals. During that time‚ there was no such thing as medicine instead people strongly believed that God
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Organized Week 9 Presentation Notes Lumumba Shabaka Perception of origin Swahili emphasized distinctivesness Swahili means “coasters” in Arabic Claiming Persian & Arab descent Uungwana (civilized) ways Swahili architecture emerged suddenly along with Muslim religion in 11 & 12 cent‚ supposedly no local archetypes Ustaaarabu (Arabness): used Arab script‚ Arab names‚ etc. 1980s: Neville Chittick & Mark Horton challenge this sudden rise; World System Linkage Egyptian‚ Arab‚
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empire of Mali. A man that didn’t rule the land he conquered with fear‚ but with reason. When you have as much authority as Sundiata had‚ it becomes unproblematic for you to do what is best for yourself and not worry about the people he ruled. The griots of West Africa still tell the 700 year old story of a sickly boy named Sundiata‚ who grew up to become a great warrior‚ expelled a brutal warrior‚ and united the Mandingo people. Samanguru was a tyrant who ruled the small state of Kaniaga‚ but he
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Use the following categories to analyze the ways in which African American created a distinctive culture in slavery:Family‚ Music‚ Oral traditions and Religions. Thesis:In the 1800’s‚ enslavement didn’t constrict African Americans but more so helped them to develop & construct their culture. As in every ethnicity family was crucial to african americans & not even separation could tear them apart. Talong with that‚ the different ethnicities & languages of the u.s. assisted in making creole‚ pidgin
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Indo-European VS. Bantu The migrations of both the Indo European and the Bantu peoples had lasting impacts on culture‚ language and society in the areas to which they migrates. They were of course different but they had many similarities as well. Both were linguistic groups who migrated in search of new lands and to escape conflict and environmental changes. The Indo European peoples originated in Ukraine/Southern Russia and migrated to all Europe‚ Mesopotamia‚ Western China‚ and India.
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Sundiata overcame his problems for walking and like a hero he shows that he did not want to give up on something that was difficult to overcome. Sundiata has a helper that helps him throughout the story. His helper is Belle Feseke and he was Sundiata’s griot. This shows the hero archetype because the helpers/mentors are apart of the hero cycle. Sundiata also has a special weapon. Sundiata uses a rooster claw against Souomaro Kante. This shows the hero archetype because most heroes have a weapon that only
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Hip hop is now a popular kind of music and is known and liked throughout the world. This kind of music goes back to the 1970s‚ at that time it was an underground urban development. It was born in south Bronx‚ New York. As the hip-hop movement began at society’s margins‚ its origins are shrouded in myth‚ enigma‚ and obfuscation. music that is mostly rap‚ a rhyming speech that is chanted along with some music. It consists of a stylized rhythmic. The usage of literary devices and a lot of lyrics along
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turn the record while the needle was still on it‚ causing it to cause a “scratch” Kool Herc is greatly credited for introducing speech interjections as he would DJ‚but isn’t the only person who influenced it. Other influences come from West African griots (which is the way oral tradition was kept and passed down in West African culture)‚ blued songs‚ jailhouse toasts ( rhyming poems of awful or good tales)‚ the “dozens” (The act of insulting one another)‚ black power poetry‚ jive and the Jamaican rhythmic
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