"the epic of sundiata is a story passed down for seven hundred years. sundiata was the boy-king who overcame great hardship to found the mali empire in thirteenth-century west africa. the epic is traditionally performed by a griot, or keeper of oral traditions. griots also act as recorders of deeds and lawyers, tracking arguments and agreements and transfers of land and property." statement below explains the reason griots became honored in west africa? * 20 points griots became leaders of local religions griots guided groups to look to the future west african cultures relied on past customs west african economies benefited from the sales of stories