Learning Traditions

This study guide covers West African education, focusing on centers of learning like Timbuktu, Djenné, and Gao. It explores the crucial role of griots (and griottes) as oral historians, storytellers, advisors, and musicians. It also examines gender roles within the griot tradition and includes analysis of a video on the Epic of Sundiata and an image of a griot. Finally, it provides practice questions and exam tips for the AP African American Studies exam.