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02/09/2011

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what economic role did Mali play in w africa?
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economic center
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what was it's economy's basis?
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gold
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where do the roots of Mali's former wealth?
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gold trade
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what does the jewelry created by the goldsmiths reflect?
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styles of diff ppl in the region
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what does the size of womens earrings indicate?
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social status
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commodity provided daily sustinence?
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dried fish
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how did malian women participate in local economy?
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smoking fish
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which other w african ppl built their weath on gold?
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ghanians
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how does Ibn Battuta describe the king of ghana?
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adorns himself like a woman
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how far did news of Mali's wealth spread?
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distant europe
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when was the first pictoral map of inner africa produced? what did it represent?
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1375; emperor holding an orb of gold
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how did Kankan Musa transform the trading city of Timbuktu?
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made it a city of learning in 1324
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how important were books in Timbuktu and what was their impact?
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very important. it secured it as a place of learning
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in which country do the suka live?
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nigeria
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mode of substinence for Suka?
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farming
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what did farming enable?
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political centralization
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what changes in political structure arose?
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chiefs and kings
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what powers was the king thought to have?
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spoke with spiritual power of God
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which sex made pottery?
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women
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which sex weaved?
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men
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which other profession was society now able to support?
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the doctors (healers)
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what was the decisive tech advance of the Suka?
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smelting iron
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what role does the Badiagara escarpment serve for the Dogon?
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burial place
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according to davidson, dogon demonstrate what?
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development of elaboration system of belief
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mode of substitence of the dogon?
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irrigation
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which sex does most of the labor intensive work?
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females
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how do ppl keep the area irrigated?
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human aqueducts
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according to dogon, why did God withdraw to heaven?
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man offended versus God's law
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what role is given to the fox in Dogon religious belief?
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agent of evil; predicts the future
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what is the dogon granary a model of?
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the universe
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what does the masquerade/darma celebrate?
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death, life after death, ppl's history
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what does each group of dancers in the Darma pageant represent?
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part of God's creation
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what are the stilt dancers said to represent?
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long legged water birds
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what is the tall masque 'many storied house' req'd to do before he leaves?
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bow to 4 points of the compass
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what is Nana Kofi Owusi?
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spiritual leader
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what is his religious belief?
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one god
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how is God worshipped?
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through the deities
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which are the most important of the shrines and on what do they rest?
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brass pan shrines
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who owns the shrines?
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specific families
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what is offered to the deities as a sacrifice accompanying prayers?
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libations poured w Schnapps, food gifts
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how will the family determine who will takeover Nana Owusu's shrine after his death?
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young men are chosen and carry the shrine until possessed
Term
what happens to a person when a deity descends upon him?
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act in abnormal ways
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how often is the Monokuo ceremony held?
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42 days
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what happens to Nana Owusu at this ceremony?
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he can become possessed
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who is vulnerable to possession?
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priests of priests
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what purpose do the charms, herbal bath,and white powder serve?
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protections
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what is tano?
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oldest, most prominent deity, strongest link to God. also is the name of a river- which fed them and gave them life
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what does the presence of a deity in a person enable?
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knowledge
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in the akan understanding of man, what is the SunSun?
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the feeling of stress
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according to the akan, what is the spiritual cause of illness?
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feelings of anger, hatred, envy
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what do witch-catching healers specialize in?
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treating diseases
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why are witch-catching shrines necessary?
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to ward of evil forces
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where do the witch catching deities reside?
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leather shrines
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how does the deity enter the healer?
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carry shrines over their heads
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where are the shrines located?
Definition
brown house
Term
what do the deities prefer as an offering to their shrines?
Definition
artwork and statues
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what are the capacities of the SunSun?
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spiritual part of man
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how does Kofi Ifa prepare for possession?
Definition
medicinal plants
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what can happen to a healer when away from his shrine?
Definition
possessed
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what special function does the Monokuo ceremony, Kofi Ifa, and the deities what work thru him serve?
Definition
exposes deviant behavior
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what is the impact of the Monokuo ceremony?
Definition
mental health of society is maintained
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according to the akan, what is needed for good health?
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body and soul
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in the opinion of dr. Kofi Asare Opuku, what does possession reveal?
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close interaction of spirit and matter
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what, in his view, is possession a recognition of?
Definition
physical and spiritual world
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