aa midterm

In what century did Ghana peak as an economic power?

3th century

Who is described as being "the best person we ever sent to Washington?"

Adam Powell

Another name for African American studies

Africana studies

scholar speaking A Great and Mighty Walk

Dr. John Henrik Clarke

Hippocrates was _____________________

European falsely credited as father of medicine

author of From Black Power to Black Studies

Fabio Rojas

In this film, the scholar discusses knowing the leader of which liberated African Nation?

Ghana

Which of these is NOT a river that runs through West Africa?

Great

the film starts with definition of what word?

History

The King of Mali in the 14th Century, also known as the richest man to ever live, was

Mansa Musa

At the _________ conference, Europeans created a European concept of Christianity and took the African Saints out of Christian literature.

Nicean

Which of these was not one of the three great ancient west African dynasties?

Nubia

African Americans are from Europe.

false

As discussed in class, despite the vast amount of knowledge in Africa, the first universities/colleges were found in Ancient Greece.

false

By the third century BCE, there is evidence of iron work by Nubian people.

false

Dating back to 8000 BCE, West African economy was based on silver and gold

false

Despite Africa's influence on the world, there were never African leaders of Rome.

false

King Leopold is described as the Roman Emperor that made Christianity the religion of the entire Roman Empire in the 4th Century BC.

false

Overall, this scholar believes that African Americans focus too much on our history and not enough on our future.

false

The scholar in this film highly praises the Million Man March and the Minister Louis Farrakhan.

false

there are over 2,000 tenured black studies professors in the US

false. it's 855

95% of black studies instructors have doctoral degrees.

false. it's 88%

The scholar in this film said that "we," meaning African Americans, are the only people that "lost that all essential trait of _______."

geographical and historical reference

In West Africa, the Nile River and Sahara Desert influenced how societies were formed and how they functioned.

true

black studies was created in response to radical activism

true