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| what economic role did Mali play in w africa? |
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| what was it's economy's basis? |
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| where do the roots of Mali's former wealth? |
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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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| commodity provided daily sustinence? |
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| how did malian women participate in local economy? |
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| which other w african ppl built their weath on gold? |
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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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| 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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| mode of substinence for Suka? |
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| what changes in political structure arose? |
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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 other profession was society now able to support? |
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| what was the decisive tech advance of the Suka? |
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| what role does the Badiagara escarpment serve for the Dogon? |
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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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| which sex does most of the labor intensive work? |
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| how do ppl keep the area irrigated? |
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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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| 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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| what are the stilt dancers said to represent? |
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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 his religious belief? |
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| which are the most important of the shrines and on what do they rest? |
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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 |
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| what happens to a person when a deity descends upon him? |
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| how often is the Monokuo ceremony held? |
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| what happens to Nana Owusu at this ceremony? |
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| who is vulnerable to possession? |
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| what purpose do the charms, herbal bath,and white powder serve? |
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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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| in the akan understanding of man, what is the SunSun? |
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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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| why are witch-catching shrines necessary? |
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| where do the witch catching deities reside? |
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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? |
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| what do the deities prefer as an offering to their shrines? |
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| what are the capacities of the SunSun? |
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| how does Kofi Ifa prepare for possession? |
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| what can happen to a healer when away from his shrine? |
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| what special function does the Monokuo ceremony, Kofi Ifa, and the deities what work thru him serve? |
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| what is the impact of the Monokuo ceremony? |
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| mental health of society is maintained |
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| according to the akan, what is needed for good health? |
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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? |
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| physical and spiritual world |
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