Instructions:

1. Write a paper of 2-4 pages (typed.on that topic. The text should be in 1d2oupbulien-tspTainicedes) New answers font with en s n n cs margins all around. Include your name and section day(s) and time at the top of the first page. Include your last name and page number on EACH page. STAPLE the pages together! You do not need however, that communicates your topaiccaonvderaprgaugme. You DO need a title, argument.

2. Make sure that your paper clearly demonstrates that you have read the required texts and understood lectures and class discussions. Cite references to any of the texts. Please do not use an sour other than those required. Your paper should be a detailed critical analysis, not a 'report" or straight narrative that offer!

3. primarily a summary of the text(s), or mostly background information on the culture described, or a discussion of the author(s). Such a "report" will not be acceptable for a passing grade.

4. Proofread and correct all writing errors. (It can be helpful to have a peer read over your paper or utilize the Writing Center.)

5. Turn in the paper in class on the due date. No online submissions will be "on time."

A. How does the oral epic Sunjata account for his rise to political leadership? What does the epic identify as the sources of Sunjata's political power and legitimacy? Your answer should include a discussion of at least three other characters
described in the epic.

B. What is the role of women in the oral epic Sunjata? In what ways do women contribute to the political history of the Manden people in this epic? Your answer should include a discussion of at least three women and/or events described in the epic.

C. What is the role of religion and spirituality in Sunjata? In what ways do the Manden's spiritual beliefs contribute to their political history in this epic? Your answer should include a discussion of at least three events described in the epic.