Racial and Ethnic Studies

Which of the following is NOT a former powerful empire of Africa?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Egypt

• The Boers

What did former African Empires trade in order to amass their wealth?

• Salt and Gold

• Silver and Coal

• Silk and Spices

• Gun Powder and Rice

Which of the following methods would MLK have NOT used to advocate for the rights of African Americans?

• Sit Ins

• Boycotts

• Armed attacks on government institutions

• Peaceful Protests

Which of the following is NOT an example of an ethnicity?

• Hispanic

• Latino

• White

• African-American

Who is considered to be the mother civilization of Meso-America?

• Aztecs

• Mayas

• Olmecs

• Spaniards

a group of people with physical or cultural traits different from those of the dominant group in the society is called a

• out group

• ethnicity

• majority

• minority

people that share certain biologically-inherited physical characteristics are called a

• ethnicity

• race

• minority

• nationality

Judging others in terms of one’s own cultural standards is called

• ethnocentrism

• being mean

• desecration

• socialcentrism

Immigrants are accepted as long as they conform is called

• Racism

• Ethnic Cleansing

• Anglo-conformity

• Whitification

subjugation based on the law is called

• de jure segregation

• de facto segregation

• being mean

• de zolonko segregation