Unit 6 Quiz – Sundiata Review Questions and Answers

Unit 6 Quiz – Sundiata Review Questions and Answers What are the current occupations of griots? They are often professional musicians who "live on the backs of others" What were the former responsibilities of griots? counsellors of kings, each royal family had a griot to preserve tradition and history solely through memory, also tutored the royal children and had a high place in society How does a griot acquire the title "Belem - Tigui?" a griot travels to different villages and learns many stories and becomes the chair of history of the village Who is Deli Mamoudou? the griot who narrates the story of Sundiata Who is Deli Mamoudou's family? Kouyates, family of griots that traditionally serve the Keita princes of Mali Where does Deli Mamoudou get his knowledge? from his father, Djeli Kedian, who passed along the generations of oral tradition How does Deli Mamoudou praise himself? He says he tells the complete truth and repeats word for word what his father told him Why should we listen to Deli Mamoudou? He will teach the history of Mali through the story of Sundiata How was Sundiata described in the First Kings of Mali? Sundial is described with many epithets as a great hero, similar to Alexander the Great Originally, Mali was a province of what? Bambara Kings Where was the homeland of the Mandingo? They come from Mecca in the Middle East Why would the griot list the lineage of Sundiata's family? To show that Sundiata had power to rule because of his lineage Where is Maghan Kon Fatta's palace, Canco, located? Nianiba