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geographical and historical reference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