AP African American Studies Final

Unit 1 Part 1

100

African kingdom famous for its massive stone structures

Great Zimbabwe

200

Ancient Civilization- Modern Day Ethiopia

Axsum

300

Ancient Civilization near modern Nigeria- Terracotta sculptures and evidence of a complex society

The Nok

400

West African storytellers/historians/musicians

Griots

500

Prosperous African region that was linked to Asian, Arab, Indian, and Persian communities via the Indian Ocean. 

Swahili Civilization

Unit 1 Part 2

100

Major resource of West Africa- particularly the Kingdom of Mali

GOLD

200

Queen of Ndongo and Matamba, succeeded at keeping out the Portuguese

Queen Njinga

300

Which region (s) of Africa were people targeted for slavery

West and Central

400

A major migration pattern thousands of years ago led to similarities in language and culture in the African subcontinent 

Bantu Migrations

500

Religion of the Kingdom of Kongo

Christianity

Unit 2 Part 1

100

Author of one of the first major slave narratives 

Olauduh Equiano

200

Free or enslaved Africans who travelled with early European explorers to the new world

Ladinos/Atlantic Creoles

300

Generally believed to the be the first Black man to enter the Americas

Juan Garrido

400

First published Black woman in the U.S

Phyllis Wheatley

500

Major slave ship rebellion- led to supreme court case that ruled in favor of the enslaved

Amistad

Unit 2 Part 2

100

U.S region (later a state) that was known as a sanctuary for escaped slaves

Florida

200

Term for the idea that even a small percentage of African ancestry would cause someone to be labeled "Black"

One Drop Rule

300

Named for this individual, this 1857 court case ruled that Black people were not citizens under U.S Law

Dred Scott

400

Major movement of Africans into the deep south to work on plantations

Second Middle Passage

500

Enslaved artist who challenged literacy laws toward the enslaved by writing messages in his pottery

David Drake

Unit 2 Part 3

100

Areas where escaped slaves formed their own communities- often far away in wooded areas and away from civilization

Maroon Communities

200

Region of the Americas with the highest amount of slavery, still maintains a huge African influence

Brazil

300

Brazilian martial art with African influence

Capoeira

400

Celebrates the end of slavery in the last state of rebellion- Texas

Juneteenth

500

Approx amount of people saved by the underground railroad

30,000