Arcelita Martin and Kyle Garrett. Key Concepts & Main Ideas Story Tellers Maintain Oral History No official writing language so they passed down their.

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Arcelita Martin and Kyle Garrett

Key Concepts & Main Ideas Story Tellers Maintain Oral History No official writing language so they passed down their history orally, by storytellers.

The Griots Storytellers were called Griots, they have the job of passing down history orally. The stories were informative and entertaining. They also read proverbs, short sayings of truth or wisdom. They had to remember many names and events in their head, so sometimes the history was inaccurate

West African Epics Two books- Sundiata- Epics about Mali’s History Dausi- History About Ghana West African Epics Two books- Sundiata- Epics about Mali’s History Dausi- History About Ghana