The king's residence comprises a palace and conical huts, the whole surrounded by a fencelike a wall. Around the royal town are huts and groves of thorn trees where live the magicians who control their religious rites. These groves, where they keep their idols and bury their kings, are protected by guards who permit no one to enter or find out what goes on in them.- from Al-Bakri's "Description of Ghana," 11th Century
According the the historian Al-Bakri, the town is surrounded by dwellings that are home to
A. entertainers
B. farmers
C. kings
D. priests