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Study Guide Assignment: AP African American Studies

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48 questions
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THIS IS A GRADED "PROJECT," but not the AP course project required for this course. This activity follows the lessons of Unit 1 and provides you an opportunity to read ahead and understand concepts before we discuss them in class. Please read each section prompt and respond according to what that prompt is asking for. You will be assigned one of these for each of the four units.
THIS IS A GRADED "PROJECT," but not the AP course project required for this course. This activity follows the lessons of Unit 1 and provides you an opportunity to read ahead and understand concepts before we discuss them in class. Please read each section prompt and respond according to what that prompt is asking for. You will be assigned one of these for each of the four units.
Describe the features that characterize African American studies
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Describe the geographic features of the African continent.
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Describe the causes of Bantu expansion across the African continent, and explain how this affected the linguistic diversity of Africa.
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Describe the features of and goods produced by complex societies that emerged in ancient East and West Africa.
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Explain how the influence of gold and trade shaped the political, economic, and religious development of the ancient West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
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Explain how the influence of gold and trade shaped the political, economic, and religious development of the ancient West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. (Copy)
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Describe the institutional and community-based models of education present in early West African societies.
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Describe the function and importance of Great Zimbabwe’s stone architecture.
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Explain how geographic, cultural, and political factors contributed to the rise and fall of the city-states on the Swahili Coast.
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Explain how the adoption of Christianity affected economic and religious aspects of the Kingdom of Kongo.
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Describe the function of kinship along with the varied roles women played in early West and Central African societies.
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Explain the reasons why Africans went to Europe and Europeans went to Africa before the onset of the transatlantic slave trade.
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Synthesis Paragraph
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Question 1
1.

Interdisciplinary Approach

Question 2
2.

African Diaspora

Question 3
3.

Early Africa

Question 4
4.

Climate Zones

Question 5
5.

Sahel and Savannas

Question 6
6.

Nomadic Herders

Question 7
7.

Tropical Rainforests

Question 8
8.

Technological Innovations

Question 9
9.

Bantu Expansion (Causes and Linguistic Impact)

Question 10
10.

Ancient Era

Question 11
11.

Nubia

Question 12
12.

Aksumite Empire

Question 13
13.

Nok Society

Question 14
14.

Christianity in Aksum

Question 15
15.

Historical Significance of Ancient Societies

Question 16
16.

Ghana

Question 17
17.

Mali

Question 18
18.

Mansa Musa

Question 19
19.

Songhai

Question 20
20.

Trans-Saharan Commerce

Question 21
21.

Early Generations of African Americans

Question 22
22.

Ghana

Question 23
23.

Mali

Question 24
24.

Mansa Musa

Question 25
25.

Songhai

Question 26
26.

Trans-Saharan Commerce

Question 27
27.

Early Generations of African Americans

Question 28
28.

Timbuktu

Question 29
29.

Griots

Question 30
30.

Syncretic Practices

Question 31
31.

Spiritual Practices in America

Question 32
32.

Kingdom of Zimbabwe

Question 33
33.

Great Zimbabwe

Question 34
34.

Swahili Coast

Question 35
35.

Portuguese Settlements (1500s)

Question 36
36.

Kingdom of Kongo

Question 37
37.

African Catholicism

Question 38
38.

Kongo-Portugal Relations

Question 39
39.

Atlantic Slave Trade

Question 40
40.

Extended Kinship Ties

Question 41
41.

Women in West and Central Africa

Question 42
42.

Queen Idia of Benin

Question 43
43.

Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba

Question 44
44.

West African Trade with Portugal

Question 45
45.

African Elites

Question 46
46.

Cabo Verde and Sao Tome

Question 47
47.

Early Plantation Economies

Question 48
48.

Summarize the main ideas of this unit by retelling the key points in your own words (4-5 sentences) OR make a visual interpretation from your notes in an illustration using words, symbols, and pictures. Memes are always encouraged (4-5 needed)