Role of Oral Tradition

Question 1

oral tradition

Answer 1

• unwritten, verbal accounts of history

- typically told through storytelling

Question 2

griot

Answer 2

• a professional storyteller, poet, and musician

Question 3

proverb

Answer 3

• a short saying that teach a lesson

Question 4

importance of oral tradition

Answer 4

• early Africa = no written language
• oral history helps us learn
• stories passed down through generations