Question
A woman named Sogolon, meaning “buffalo woman,” gave birth to this figure as part of a prophecy that their child would be a great leader. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this figure who learnt to walk with the help of an iron crutch when asked by their mother to fetch some leaves from a baobab tree, according to a legend preserved by griots.
ANSWER: Sundiata Keita [or Sunjata Keita or Sonjara Keita; accept Epic of Sundiata]
[10e] The epic of Sundiata is primarily transmitted in this form by griots. The Greek epics were originally primarily transmitted in this form before being written down.
ANSWER: oral transmission [or speaking or singing or spoken or sung or equivalents]
[10h] Sundiata defeats the wicked king Soumaoro by using an arrow made from part of one of these animals, which is the only thing that could harm him.
ANSWER: white rooster [or chicken or cockerel]
Summary
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Data
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