Medieval Africa
By Justin Jasper
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• Dance
Africans believed dance allowed the spirits to express themselves.
• Art
Africans showed people hunting animals, dancing, and doing everyday chores.
• Music
People used music to express their religious feelings or to get through an everyday task, like planting a field.
• Storytelling
Africans told their stories by escaping from a prison or just retold stories from generations.
• Slavery
The African slave trade changed greatly when Muslims and Europeans began taking captives from the continent.