C.A.E.C Jeopardy

Q1 Ancient Civilizations

100

Africa has seen the rise and fall of many great----- and ----- throughout its history.

civilizations  empires

200

This empire was located in Western Africa in what is today the countries of Mauritania, Senegal, and Mali.

Ghana 

300

The Kingdom of Kush was located in Northeast Africa just south of  

Ancient Egypt

400

This city was considered a center of education and learning and included the famous Sankore University.

What is Timbuktu?

500

This kingdom was located along the southern coast of the Red Sea(modern day Eritrea):)

Aksum 

Q2 Maafa

100

In what year were the first Africans brought to American to work as slaves?

1619

200

____  ______ ______were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation.

What is Jim Crow Laws

300

The revolt that most terrified enslavers was that led by ________ in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831.

Nat Turner

400

As slavery expanded during the second half of the 18th century,  a growing _________   ____________ emerged in the North.

abolitionist movement

500

Maafa is a Swahili term that means  

Great Disaster 

Q3 The Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance

100

Approximately six million Black people moved from the American South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states roughly from the 1910s until the 1970s.

The Great Migration 

200

He became one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, earning the nickname “Satchmo” and recording songs such as “Star Dust” and “What a Wonderful World.”

Louis Armstrong

300

An American painter, storyteller, and educator known for his Cubist-oriented portraits of African-American life.

Jacob Lawrence

400

A time when African Americans expressed themselves through _______   __________ __________ _______ _______   _______ .

music, dance, art, fashion, literature,  and theater

500

At  over 6 feet tall and more than 200 pounds, this artist  had an imposing presence and an equally impressive voice.

Bessie Smith

Q4 Civil Rights Movement

100

Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?

Who is Rosa Parks

200

What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

300

Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?

Who is Malcolm X

400

Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?

Who is Emmet Till

500

Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?

What is the Alabama Church Bombing

All things CAEC

100

What is the school's vision statement?

High achievement and early college for each student, as we affirm the positive leadership of African Americans to benefit the global community. 

200

When was CAEC established?

1996

300

The building's principal architect, Kay Onwukwe, is from which African country?

Nigeria

400

What are the seven Ma'at principles on which the school is founded upon?

Truth, Justice, Harmony, Balance, Order, Righteousness, and Reciprocity. 

500

What are the 7 principles of Nguzo Saba?

Umoja (unity)

Kujichagulia (self-determination)

Ujima (collective work and responsibility)

Ujamaa (cooperative economics)

Nia (purpose)

Kuumba (creativity)

Imani (faith)