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QuizMultiple Choice

Society, Culture, and Trade in Early West African Societies

Question 9 • Social Studies 8 - LIU Summer

How did griots preserve West African culture?

Answer
A
They passed on traditional stories to new generations.
B
They built universities that stored important written histories.
C
They built mosques that helped maintain religious traditions.
D
They passed on important Islamic knowledge to new generations.

Explanation

Griots were oral historians and storytellers who kept their communities’ histories and traditions alive by telling them to younger generations. They did not primarily preserve culture by building universities or mosques, so A, passing on traditional stories, is correct.

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