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7th Grade World History Vocabulary
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CHAPTER 13 EARLY AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS
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A spoken record of past events
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The storytellers of early West Africa were called a griot.
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You must judge a man by the work of his hands.
In addition to stories, the griots recited – short sayings of wisdom or truth. They used to teach lessons to the people. To stay a long time in the water does not make you clean. Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped You must judge a man by the work of his hands.
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A hand-woven, brightly colored West African fabric
A hand-woven, brightly colored West African fabric. The cloth was woven in narrow strips that were then sewn together. Kings and queens in West Africa wore garments made of kente for special occasions.
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ORAL HISTORY
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GRIOTS
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PROVERBS
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KENTE
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