AP African American Studies Review (Unit 1 andUnit 2) 24-25

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What is a key feature of African American studies?

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Includes history, culture, and contributions

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How does African American studies view early Africa?

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As a diverse continent with complex societies

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What is a common misconception about Africa that African American studies aims to dispel? Options: Africa has a rich and documented history, Africa is a powerful homeland of many societies, Africa is a place with an undocumented or unknowable history, Africa has no ethnic diversity

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Africa is a place with an undocumented or unknowable history

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What does the term "diaspora" refer to in African American studies?

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The dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland

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Which of the following is considered the birthplace of humanity? Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia

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Africa

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What significant development is associated with early African societies?

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Developments in art, architecture, technology, politics, religion, and music

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Where were the earliest fossil remains of humans found?

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Africa

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What is the "Out of Africa" theory about?

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The evolution and migration of Homo sapiens from Africa

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Which of the following is NOT one of the five primary climate zones in Africa? Desert, Tundra, Savanna grasslands, Tropical rainforests

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Tundra

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What role did major water routes play in the Sahel and Savannas?

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They facilitated the movement of people and goods.