American History
The war between the Northern and Southern States
What is the Civil War
He played the cornet and eventually went crazy but created the Big 4.
Who is Buddy Bolden?
This instrument was banned when the Africans were brought to America.
What is the talking drum?
Codes Created to keep Blacks from making money and voting.
What are The Black Codes?
The Founder of Motown
Who is Berry Gordy?
The Borough in city of New York where Hip Hop was created.
What is the Bronx?
The Period oftentimes associated with Knights and Castles.
What is the Medieval Period
President who emancipated (freed) the slaves.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He is given credit for being the first one to write down Jazz music.
Who is Jelly Roll Morton?
These songs were sung to bring comfort and communicate secret messages between the slaves.
What are Spirituals?
The nickname of the Laws created to keep Black people separate from White people.
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
The city in which Motown was founded.
What is Detroit?
The Father of Hip Hop?
Who is DJ Cool Herc?
This Period means Rebirth or New Beginning
What is the Renaissance Period?
Period in which former male slaves could vote and run for political office from 1865-1877.
What is the Reconstruction Period?
He is considered the Father of Ragtime Music. Also has a house in downtown St. Louis.
Who is Scott Joplin?
This musical genre is based on improvisation. Started in New Orleans...
What is Jazz?
This industry was prominent in Detroit...sometimes nicknamed The Big 3!!!!
What is the automobile industry?
Along with Berry Gordy, this singer, songwriter and executive at Motown helped the company to prosper.
Who is Smokey Robinson?
Considered the first commercially successful Rap Group...they also put Adidas on the map?
Who is Run DMC?
Handel Wrote the Messiah in 24 Days During this period...and no, he was not broke
What is the Baroque Period
Period in which millions of African Americans from the South traveled to live in cities in the North for better opportunities.
What is The Great Migration?
He played the trumpet and was from New Orleans. His Nickname was Satchmo..What a Wonderful World!!!
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This orchestra conductor helped to make Ragtime music "mainstream" American Music.
Who is James Reese Europe?
He worked at one of the Big 3 in Detroit and got the idea to start Motown Records.
Who is Berry Gordy?
Berry Gordy used this concept from his automobile factory job to take artists from plain to amazing at Motown.
What is the assembly line?
The only rap song that your grandparents might be able to spit...it was released in 1980...
What is Rapper's Delight?
Mozart and the Symphony took over this period.
What is the Classical Period
An artistic, literary and musical Renaissance occurred in this area of New York City.
What is Harlem?
He played the piano and was from New York. He believe the best way to get to Harlem was to Take the A Train...
Who is Duke Ellington?
This musical genre came from the deep South and depicted a sometimes sad and somber tone...and usually has a chord progression of 12 bars.
What are the Blues?
Most early R&B Singers came from this place where they sang Gospel and Spirituals.
What is the Church?
The Big Three in Detroit
What are Chrysler, General Motors and Ford Automobile companies?
DJ'ing, MC'ing, Graffiti, Breakdancing...not on periodic table.
What are the 4 elements of Hip Hop?
The correct years of all the periods starting with the Medieval
What are
500-1500
1450-1600
1600-1750
1750-1826