HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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oral tradition
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griots wrote down their history
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Arab traders only recorded the history of Africa
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Swahili records
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Detailed explanation-1: -Oral tradition is a necessary social antecedent and cultural heritage of Africans. African oral tradition is visible primarily through proverbs, folktales, songs, dances, customs, traditional medicines, religious practices and ancestral utterances.
Detailed explanation-2: -The stories and history told by griots are used in many ways: to preserve tradition and history, as a way to educate children, or even as a means of entertainment. Oral tradition is often used to preserve information and history before it becomes lost or forgotten.
Detailed explanation-3: -Traditional African religion is based on oral traditions, which means that the basic values and way of life are passed from elders to younger generation. These traditions are not religious principles, but a cultural identity that is passed on through stories, myths and tales.