What was a major function of music, dance, and poetry in chiefdom societies?

A. to provide entertainment and comic relief for the chief and his family
B. to pay homage to the legitimacy of the chiefs and their ancestral deities
C. to enable the lower classes to have an outlet for their hostilities that did not threaten the chiefs
D. to enhance the status of the chiefdom in relation to other chiefdoms in the area


Answer: B

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