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West Africa Vocab

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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WEST AFRICA VOCABULARY

BY STEVE SOTO
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KINSHIP

  • A connection of people by blood adoption or mariage.
  • Usually families create kinships.
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CLANS

  • Kinships that come together.
  • Women in clans specialize in making pottery.
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LABOR SPECIALIZATION

  • Specific types of work or jobs.
  • Labor specialization was important for organizing jobs.
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GRIOTS

  • Storytellers
  • Griots usually had music in their stories
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Steve Soto