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Sundjata review
English 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sundjata | Protagonist of the epic, destined to fight Sumanguru Son of Sogolon and Maghan, one day becomes the great ruler of Mali, starts out slow in life, Lion King |
| Dankaran | the first son of King Maghan and Sassouma, heir to the throne and eventually becomes king, sends Balla Faseke away, Sundiata's half brother |
| Sogolon | Mother of Sundiata and second wife of Maghan, brought by hunters to the king, soul sister of the Buffalo of Daw |
| Sumangaru | Antagonist that we meet later in the story, king of Sosso and invincible ruler which is only hurt by the spur of the heel of a rooster, great sorcerer with many animal totems |
| Balla Faseke | Jali of Sundiata, taken away by Dankaran, Becomes the Jali of Sumanguru, discovers the secrets of Sumangaru and remains faithful to Sundiata |
| Fran Kamara | Sundjata promises Fran as a child that he will become a leader of the Military in Mali and eventually his wish is fulfilled |
| Sassouma | Mother of Dankaran, first and favorite wife of Maghan, jealous of Sundjata’s family and tries to kill him many times including the Subas |
| Maghan | father of Sundjata and king of Niani, and dies early in Sundjata’s life leaving Dankaran to power |
| Nana | half sister of Sundiata, King Maghan's only daughter, and gives Sundiata the secret weakness of Sumangaru |
| Hunters | Oulamba and Oulani kill the Buffalo of Daw and find its soul sister and they prove that she is meant for the King. |
| Loyalty to a force is key to earning friendship and having a higher advantage. | Scene: Although Balla Faseke and Nana were both taken from Sundjata and transferred to Sumangaru they remain loyal to Sundjata giving him the advantage and eventually defeating Sumangaru. |
| Sundjata | Protagonist of the epic, destined to fight Sumanguru Son of Sogolon and Maghan, one day becomes the great ruler of Mali, starts out slow in life, Lion King |
| Dankaran | the first son of King Maghan and Sassouma, heir to the throne and eventually becomes king, sends Balla Faseke away, Sundiata's half brother |
| Sogolon | Mother of Sundiata and second wife of Maghan, brought by hunters to the king, soul sister of the Buffalo of Daw |
| Sumangaru | Antagonist that we meet later in the story, king of Sosso and invincible ruler which is only hurt by the spur of the heel of a rooster, great sorcerer with many animal totems |
| Balla Faseke | Jali of Sundiata, taken away by Dankaran, Becomes the Jali of Sumanguru, discovers the secrets of Sumangaru and remains faithful to Sundiata |
| Fran Kamara | Sundjata promises Fran as a child that he will become a leader of the Military in Mali and eventually his wish is fulfilled |
| Sassouma | Mother of Dankaran, first and favorite wife of Maghan, jealous of Sundjata’s family and tries to kill him many times including the Subas |
| Maghan | father of Sundjata and king of Niani, and dies early in Sundjata’s life leaving Dankaran to power |
| Nana | half sister of Sundiata, King Maghan's only daughter, and gives Sundiata the secret weakness of Sumangaru |
| Hunters | Oulamba and Oulani kill the Buffalo of Daw and find its soul sister and they prove that she is meant for the King. |
| Loyalty to a force is key to earning friendship and having a higher advantage. | Scene: Although Balla Faseke and Nana were both taken from Sundjata and transferred to Sumangaru they remain loyal to Sundjata giving him the advantage and eventually defeating Sumangaru. |
| When you find the moment take it with perseverance and don’t stop. | Scene: When Sumangaru was hit by his weakness he fled for shelter, however Sundjata continued to chase night and day until he was cornered in the cave and never returned. |
| Do not trust everyone you encounter whom you don’t know well because they might not be the most honest of people. | Scene 1: Nana and Balla Faseke were both allies of Sundjata and used they wisdom and beauty to find his secrets giving Sundjata the advantage allowing him to defeat Sumangaru. |
| Do not trust everyone you encounter whom you don’t know well because they might not be the most honest of people. | Scene2: When Sundjata played the game of wori against the king for either his death or a sword. When Sundjata won the game the king refused to give him the sword playing unfairly. |
| The Buffalo of Daw | Soul sister of the mother of Sundjata, killed by the hunters |
| Spur from the heel of a rooster | This is the weakness of Sumangaru and Nana is able to fish this secret as his favorite wife eventually reaching Sundiata and he is able to defeat his enemy and weaken him forever |
| The subas | sorcerer women asked by Sassouma to kill Sundjata, they said they need a test of his guiltiness, they refuse the offer |
| Wori | Sassouma asked the king to play a game against Sundiata with the stakes of his death after a loss or the giving of a sword to Sundjata, however even though sundjata won the king did not give the sword away. |
| The cave | When Sumangaru has been hit by his weakness he loses all his power and flees to a cave where no one can find him. Sundjata calls him a coward, but he stays there forever. |
| Nana's trickery | Sumangaru, the invincible king of Sosso, married to Nana, Sundiata’s half-sister. Nana remained loyal to Sundjata, being Sumangaru’s wife, was able to discover his greatest secrets. This gave sundjata Sumangaru’s weakness causing for |
| Nana's trickery part 2 | Sundjata to defeat him and become the ruler or Mali. |
| Spirit animals | Sundjata’s spirit animal is the lion, panther,and buffalo because of inheritance from his two parents. This combination is perfect and this makes him the ruler that he is. Sumangaru is protected by |
| Spirit Animals part 2 | 63 totem animals that allow him to be invincible in battle and be the sorcerer ruler he is until his defeat. These characteristics show you are royalty. |