What was the social and political function of the griots?
A) Griots were religious diviners whose function was to foretell the future and guide the decisions of kings.
B) Griots were the classes of people of the conquest states of the Mali kings who were consigned to labor within the empire's mines.
C) Griots mastered the oral traditions of the Malinke and by knowing the past were considered excellent advisors of kings.
D) Griots were Islamic religious leaders in African empires and, as such, played a powerful role in government.
Answer: C) Griots mastered the oral traditions of the Malinke and by knowing the past were considered excellent advisors of kings.
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