What is African American Studies?
Define Diaspora
The movement, migration, or scattering of a group of people away from their original homeland
Second
Who made up the Sudanic Empires
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Mansa Musa was what religion?
Muslim
Enslaved Africans were tightly packed in these sections of ships during the transatlantic journey, often suffering from disease and malnutrition.
Cargo Holds
Portugal started what....
(think LARGE scale)
Race based slavery
This 1739 rebellion in South Carolina was one of the largest uprisings of enslaved Africans in the colonies.
Stono Rebellion
13th Amendment
Slavery was abolished
What was the impact of the Black Campus Movement?
- Made schools adopt AAS
- Set the bar/standard for shaping AAS
- Started the groundwork for it to be accepted nationwide
Name the 5 different climate zones on the continent
Mediterranean
Grasslands
Semiarid
Tropical
Desert
Aksum created their own _______ and were the first society to adopt ____________ without the pressure of colonization.
Money (Ge'ez)
Christianity
Define Hajj
the muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
Why is Charleston, SC relevant?
One of the largest slave ports in the United States
What was the original reason Portugal was in Africa?
Trade
Who is Olaudah Equiano?
This former enslaved African became a leading abolitionist and wrote a famous autobiography detailing his experience.
14th Amendment
What is the purpose of AAS?
- to combat ignorance
- educate people on more than just slavery
- responses vary
Bananas were cultivated in the Sahara. True or False
False
What was the Bantu Migration?
Spreading of language throughout Central and Southern Africa
Describe the role of Timbuktu in West African learning traditions
- Mali University, center of learning & trade, attracted scholars in numerous fields
To prevent rebellions during the middle passage, what did the white people do/use to stop them
chains, whips, public executions, etc.
What happened when Kongo realized the slave trade was out of their control?
What is the Underground Railroad?
This organization helped enslaved people escape to free states and Canada, using a network of safe houses.
What did Dred Scott v Sandford decide?
Legalized separate but equal
What ocean is on the East side of Africa?
Indian
Griots could only be men. True or False
False
Define syncretism
Blending of religions and customs
What was left off slave ship diagrams?
All the slaves that were actually on the ship
Preventative measures
Explain the role that the Portuguese would play in the transatlantic slave trade
Responses vary
What is Nat Turner's Rebellion?
This 1831 rebellion in Virginia led by an enslaved preacher resulted in the deaths of about 60 white people and harsher slave laws.
15th Amendment
The largest source of African people during the transatlantic slave trade came from what region?
(think Kongo)
West & West Central Africa
Name one of women's roles in West African societies
- spiritual leaders
- political advisors
- market traders
- educators
- agriculturist
What was the purpose of the Great Enclosure (Great Zimbabwe)
Site for religious and administrative activities
What was the Amistad Rebellion?
This 1839 event involved a group of enslaved Africans revolting on a Spanish ship and later gaining their freedom through a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
How did São Tomé impact world history?
- Portuguese settlement
- Testing ground for plantation system (which would be replicated in the Americas)
This white supremacist organization formed during Reconstruction to terrorize Black communities and suppress their political power.
KKK
40 acres & a mule
Which sea was close to the Kingdom of Aksum?
Red Sea
Nubia was located where?
Along the Nile River
What is the role of a Griot?
- preserving history, traditions, and cultural practices
King Nzinga Mbemba converted to what religion? Why/How?
Christianity. The Portuguese
Besides being slaves, what reason were Africans in Portugal?
- Diplomatic
- Education
- Religious
- Guards
- Vendors
- Knights
Explain why King Afonso of Kongo had a close political relationship with the kings of Portugal.
Responses vary
Why do Black people hate Andrew Johnson?
Overturned special field orders 15