Preserving history
Art (Sculptures)
Art ( Masks and Clothing)
Music and Dance
FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION
100
The language the Africans used to write.
What is Arabic?
100
This is the best know form of African art.
What is sculpting? ( or sculptures)
100
This is an example of what kind of African art.
What is a mask?
100
In many West African societies ______ and _____ were as important as the visual arts.
What is Music and dance?
200
The method many Africans used to preserve ancient history.
What Is Oral History?
200
Most statues were people , often these things of a sculptor.
What is ancestors?
200
People in West africa used masks and dances around this thing.
What is fire?
200
Music was player for this person as they entered the room. This person was the most respected person in the society.
What is the ruler?
300
The storytellers of early West Africa.
What is Griots?
300
This is how sculptors were treated in West African society.
What is highly respected? (or treated with honor)
300
Africans mask's contained pictures of many animals.
( Name two)
What is Hyenas, Lions, Monkeys, or antelopes?
( Needed two of any order)
300
This has long been the central part of African society
What is DANCE!!
400
Two words to describe the griots stories.
What is Entertaining and Informative?
400
Fill in the blank:
West Africans made ornate statues and carvings out of _______, brass , ________ , ivory, ________, and other materials
What is wood, clay, and stone?
Order matters!!!!!!!
400
DAILY DOUBLE:
The definition of Kente is?
What is a handwoven brightly colored fabric?
400
Different dances were preformed at different occasions. Different dance were preformed at _____ while different dances were preformed at ______.
What is weddings and funerals?
500
Fill in the statement: ( Answer in order)
In order to tell their stories and proverbs, the griots memorized hundreds of ______ and ______.
What is names and events?
500
African sculptures inspired these two European artists from the 1900s.
What is Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse?
If give only last name it is fine.
500
The way fire looked reflected across a mask made the Africans look fierce and ______?
What is lifelike?
500
These three things were considered as great entertainment in West African society.
What is singing , drumming, and dancing?
500
If Griots never existed, would any of Ancient Africans be able to remember their ancient history. If they could, how?
What is yes they could because even though Griots might of never of existed some native people would of learned the language of Arabic which would be able to write down history?