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Notes for Quiz 14 (Ch. 5, Lesson 1)
A. Villages of West Africa ( )
1. kinship Groups
a. loyalty
b. council of elders – decisions made
c. clan
1) several kinship groups with common ancestor
B. Economy ( )
1. labor specialization
a. population growth; more wealth produced,
trade with North Africa
2. cities from population growth and trade
3. trade between North and West Africans
a. West offered gold; North offered salt
C. No Written Language (153)
1. griots transmit history of family, clan, village
a. memorize past events
b. tell history by stories using song, dance, music, acting