African Universities
African traditions & Griots
Sunjata's story
100

Who came & learned from these universities in city?

Who are astronomers, mathematicians, architects, & jurists came to the city & learned. 

100

What were the storytellers in West Africa called? 

Who are griots or djelis? 

100

Where is the "Epic of Sundiata" story celebrate?

What is Mali? 

200

Who built the universities?

Who is Mansa Musa

200

What did the storytellers used to tell?

What are family histories, kingdom histories, religious stories? 

200

What did the story tell us? 

What is Sundiata being on his journey to the empire & dealing with the hardships his family put upon him?

300

Where were they located? 

What is Timbuktu?

300

Where are griots found?

What is Mali, Guinea, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, & etc? 

300

Where did the story originate from?

Who are the Mande people?

400

What other places were located here?

What are universities, libraries, mosques, & trading markets?

400

What do griots connect?

What is the past, present, & future? 

400

What king was Sundiata related to?

Who is Mansa Musa?

500

What was the reason for these bulidings?

What is Mansa Musa wanting to make the Malian Empire more powerful after his caravan from his voyage to Hajj? 

500

What do griots refer to themselves as? 

What are "vessels of speech"?

500

What is Sundiata's other name?

What is "The Lion Prince"?