African Literature
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Pyramid | African literature is as old as ______ |
| Egyptian power | waning |
| Egyptian Kingdom | it was at the southern end of the NIle. |
| Egyptian Kindomg | was gaining strength and prominence. |
| Kushite kings | 710 B.C, he succeeded in conquering and ruling Egypt. |
| Kush | was ruled by a royal brother |
| Kushite Loyal family | they traced their lineage through the family line. |
| Kush | More woman ruled in _____ than in any other ancient civilization. |
| Moreo | The capital city of Kush |
| Moreo | It thrived as a major producer of iron well into the second century A.D |
| Sahara | Small civilization grew up around the edges of ______ |
| Sahara | These groups farmed and raised livestock in the fertile surrounding the desert. |
| Kush | from northern Sudan who had a well-developed oral literary. |
| The Dausi | The Fasa's deeds are recalled in fragments of the Soninke oral epic _____ |
| Africa's Goldenage | _______ is the period between 3rd century. |
| Africa's golden age | During this time sculpture, music, metalwork and literature flourished. |
| Aksum | The rich kingdom of ______ arose in what is known today as Ethiophia |
| Ethiophia | Aksum is known as ______ today |
| Aksum | flourished because it was at the center of a trade that extended from Rome to India |
| Aksum | While the _____ culture fell into decline in the 6th century A.D. it left behind its own writing system. |
| Old Ghana | a series of great civilization arose including the kingdom of _______ that was formed by the Soninke after 300 A.D |
| Soninke | he was the founder of Old Ghana |
| Malinke | These people and their great kingdom took over around A.D and created the empire of Old Mali. |
| Old Mali | It was created by the Malinke |
| Timbuktu | The legendary city of ____ was the center of trade and culture for the Mali and Songhai empires. |
| Africa's Golden Age | While this period, several oral epics including the Malian epic |
| Sndiata | Malian epic from Africa's Golden Age. |
| Roman Empire | During 4th century A.D, it proclaimed Christianity its state religion and took control of the entire northern coast of Africa. |
| Ethiopian Orthodox | Christian influence spread east to Aksum, which even which eventually led to the founding of the _______ and is still one of the largest religious groups in Ethiopia. |
| Islam | was introduced into Africa, and with it the Arabic writing system By 1235. |
| Islam | was the state religion of Old Mali and other eastern African nations. |
| African literature | before the twentieth century was primarily an Oral tradition. |
| Oral Tradition | One reason for this is the total quality of many African languages in which words change meaning depending on the tone in which they are spoken |
| Bantu language | spoken in Cameron, a word can change meaning depending on whether it is spoken in a high tone or a low tone. |
| African tradition | it is largely an oral tradition because it has been so strongly developed and vital in African culture. |
| African culture | Bards, story teller, town criers, and oral historians have been part of everyday life in African culture for hundreds of year. |
| Griots | The traditional keepers of oral literature were called ____. |
| Griots | who were historians and storytellers who can be thought of as ____ |
| Griots | they concerned as living libraries. |
| Griots | they may be professional storytellers or entertainers, but in the past griots had important role in memorizing and transmitting. |
| Griots | They keep their histories, laws and literature. |
| African | has a varied number of literary forms, many share certain features such as: striking images of nature, poignant the human condition, and subtle ironies speak clearly that speak clearly to modern readers, transcending barriers of time and culture. |
| Sundiata | A primary epic |
| Sundiata | It is based on sundiata Keita, the story's hero, really existed. |
| Sundiata | was recorded the 1950s |
| D.T.Niane | Who first wrote the Sundiata |
| Protagonist | Heroic main character, Sundiata |
| Antagonist | powerful foe who opposes the protagonist, Soumaoro Kante. |
| Sundiata | Formal, elevated style, Omniscient point of view. |
| Mari Djata | Protagonist, can't walk but became a hero. |
| Sassouma | Queen of some kingdom, and then kicked out Mari Djata |
| values of her culture | put down on lower classe.s |
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