How might a historian use the source Sundiata to understand the nature of African society during the feudal period? What specific themes, plot devices, characterizations, setting, symbolism, imagery, and/or language structures might be most valuable to a historian's inquiry? Your introductory paragraph should establish the historical setting of the epic poem; the body of the essay should briefly summarize the theme, setting,plot, and characters; and the concluding paragraph should study key values, beliefs, and/or traditions of the period as related by the epic poem.