Study Guide Assignment: AP African American Studies

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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.

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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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Study Guide Assignment: AP African American Studies

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Instrukcije

Describe the features that characterize African American studies

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Interdisciplinary Approach

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African Diaspora

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Early Africa

Describe the geographic features of the African continent.

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Climate Zones

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Sahel and Savannas

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Nomadic Herders

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Tropical Rainforests

Describe the causes of Bantu expansion across the African continent, and explain how this affected the linguistic diversity of Africa.

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Technological Innovations

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Bantu Expansion (Causes and Linguistic Impact)

Describe the features of and goods produced by complex societies that emerged in ancient East and West Africa.

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Ancient Era

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Nubia

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Aksumite Empire

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Nok Society

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Christianity in Aksum

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Historical Significance of Ancient Societies

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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Ghana

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Mali

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Mansa Musa

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Songhai

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Trans-Saharan Commerce

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Early Generations of African Americans

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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Ghana

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Mali

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Mansa Musa

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Songhai

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Trans-Saharan Commerce

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Early Generations of African Americans

Describe the institutional and community-based models of education present in early West African societies.

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Timbuktu

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Griots

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Syncretic Practices

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Spiritual Practices in America

Describe the function and importance of Great Zimbabwe’s stone architecture.

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Kingdom of Zimbabwe

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Great Zimbabwe

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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Swahili Coast

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Portuguese Settlements (1500s)

Explain how the adoption of Christianity affected economic and religious aspects of the Kingdom of Kongo.

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Kingdom of Kongo

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African Catholicism

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Kongo-Portugal Relations

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Atlantic Slave Trade

Describe the function of kinship along with the varied roles women played in early West and Central African societies.

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Extended Kinship Ties

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Women in West and Central Africa

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Queen Idia of Benin

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Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba

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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West African Trade with Portugal

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African Elites

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Cabo Verde and Sao Tome

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Early Plantation Economies

Synthesis Paragraph

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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)