West African empires.

　　Other stories described the actions of powerful kings and warriors (勇士). Some griots made their stories livelier by acting out the events like scenes in a play.

　　In addition to stories, the griots recited proverbs, or short sayings of wisdom or truth. They used proverbs to teach lessons to the people.

　　One West African proverb warns, “Talking doesn’t fill the basket on the farm.” This proverb reminds people that they must labor to accomplish things.

　　It is not enough for people just to talk about what they want to do.

　　In order to tell their stories and proverbs,

　　the griots memorized hundreds of names and events. Through this memorization process the griots passed on West African history from generation to generation. However, some griots confused names and events in their heads.

　　When this happened, the facts of some historical events became distorted.

　　9．According to the first two paragraphs，________.

　　A．the griots were good at making up stories

　　B．West Africans didn’t use a written language

　　C．West Africans knew little about their history

　　D．the griots were highly respected in West Africa

　　10．The fourth paragraph is developed________.

　　A．by example　B．by space

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