The year that Kwanzaa was founded.
1966
A culture's relationship with a Divine universe
Theology
Greek
Known as the key to life for uniting masculine and feminine energies
Ankh
The Kemite Father of Medicine and the architect who designed the first step. His name means "I come in peace"
Imhotep
Dr. Maulana Karenga
Theorizes that Africans evolved from the primate
Social Darwinism
The word Kemet translates to this
The Black Land
The god of the underworld who is often portrayed as a judge in the Judgement Scene
Ausar or Osiris
This self-taught free 18th century African in American created the almanac to chart season for farmers and also made the first striking clock in America. A giant clock tower in England is named after him.
Benjamin Banneker
The Second Principle of Kwanzaa, meaning self-determination.
Kujichagulia
belief that there is only one god
Monotheism
Ancestors of Ancient Kemet are said to have migrated from this place in their ancient language
Ta Ntr
Maat
The people of Mali who studied the constellation of Sirius B, which they called Potolo.
Dogon
How Kwanzaa's founder defines culture
Thought and Behavior
an atheist or agnostic culture's perception of the origins of the universe
Cosmogony
The ancestors of Kemet descended to the earth from the heavenly constellation known as
Sirius B or Kedar
The specific ethnic/cultural name given for the first ancestors of Kemet
Anu
A doctor/physician that studied chemistry at Stanford University and went to space in 1992
Mae Jemison
This word is Swahili for gift
Zawadi
Belief in one God manifest as interdependent powers/deities in creation working as one
Mono-pantheism
The Kemite language is known as this
Mdu Ntr or Sacred Speech
The Kemite seen attribute of the All-Powerful Creator
Ra
The land known by the Kemites as Ta Ntr, was the place their ancestors are said to have migrated from. T This land known as the horn of Africa is currently occupied by which modern nation.
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia