Foundation of African American Studies
African American studies examines _________________, __________, ____________ of people of African descent.
What is history, culture, and contributions?
This ocean borders Africa to the west.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
These three empires became major powers in West Africa through trade and control of valuable resources.
These three empires became major powers in West Africa through trade and control of valuable resources.
These West African oral historians preserved and passed down history, genealogy, and cultural traditions.
Who are griots?
This famous African city is known for its massive stone walls and structures.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
African American Studies became established in many U.S. colleges and universities during these two decades.
What are the 1960s and 1970s?
This river was an important source of water and transportation for societies in northeastern Africa.
What is the Nile River?
This valuable resource helped make the Sudanic empires wealthy and connected them to North African and Mediterranean markets.
What is gold?
This West African city became famous for its scholars, libraries, and centers of Islamic learning.
What is Timbuktu?
These coastal city-states connected East Africa with merchants from Arabia, Persia, India, and China.
What are the Swahili Coast city-states?
This movement helped to bring African American Studies to many colleges and universities
What is the Black Campus Movement?
The movement of Bantu-speaking peoples across Africa helped spread languages, agricultural practices, and this type of technology.
What is ironworking?
This religion spread through West Africa and influenced the political, economic, and intellectual development of Mali and Songhai.
What is Islam?
The many roles women held in early West and Central African societies demonstrate their significant ______ in their communities.
What is influence, importance, or leadership?
This Central African kingdom developed strong political and economic connections with Portugal.
What is the Kingdom of Kongo?
The movement of African people and their cultures to different parts of the world created these communities outside of Africa.
What is the African diaspora?
The strategic location of the Aksumite empire along this body of water helped it participate in major maritime trade networks.
What is the Red Sea?
This ruler of Mali became famous for his enormous pilgrimage to Mecca and demonstrated Mali's wealth to the wider world.
Who is Mansa Musa?
When people combine elements of different religious traditions to create new practices, this process is called this.
What is syncretism?
This religion was adopted by Kongo's rulers and became an important part of the kingdom's political and cultural relationship with Portugal.
What is Christianity?
African American Studies connects the history of Africa to the experiences of these people throughout the world.
Who are people of African descent?
This ancient African kingdom defeated Egypt around 750 BCE and established the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty, known for its Black Pharaohs.
What is Nubia (Kush/Cush)?
This oral history recounts the early life of the founder of the Mali Empire and it preserves the early history of the Mande people.
What is the Epic of Sunjata?
These belief systems explained people's relationships with the spiritual world, ancestors, nature, and the community.
What are indigenous African cosmologies?
These two African women are remembered for their political and military leadership in Benin and Ndongo-Matamba.
Who are Queen Idia and Queen Njinga?