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English, 19.10.2019 02:10, khohenfeld0

Iam a griot.… we are vessels of speech; we are the repositories which harbor secrets many centuries old. without us the names of kings would vanish into oblivion. we are the memory of mankind; by the spoken word we bring to life the deeds and exploits of kings for younger generations.… i teach kings the history of their ancestors so that the lives of the ancients might serve them as an example, for the world is old, but the future springs from the past. an african griot (storyteller), circa 1950, introducing the oral epic of king sundiata of mali, composed circa 1400 c. e
according to the passage above, what was the main role of the griot?
(a) to keep written records of african life
(b) to connect themselves and villagers to the teachings of god
(c) to connect to the past and keep traditions alive
(d) to show the great glory of africa

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