African American Studies Quiz # 1

Diaspora is best defined by which of the following explanations?

• the dispersion of a population of people from foreign land back to their homeland

• the dispersion of a population of people to any land that they are willing to travel to

• the dispersion of any people from their original homeland

• all of the answers accurately describe diaspora

The impact of the African diaspora is best described in what way?

• Not a big impact on Africa, or the places they were taken to.

• A slight impact on the African community, and the places they were taken to.

• A devastating impact on the communities and societies that were disrupted

• None of these answers are correct

Which of the following types of enslavement have taken place?

• domestic service

• chattel

• debt bondage/ war captive

• all of these answers are examples of enslavement

Bartolome De Las Casas is most known as the?

• protector of the Indians

• protector of the Africans

• protector of the Americans

• protector of the people

Bartolome De Las Casas advocated for the use of _____ slaves instead of _______ Americans because Spaniards considered them to be hardier than natives.

• African, indigenous

• indigenous, African

• Australian , African

• European, indigenous

Bartolome De Las Casas altered the idea of slavery in which of the following ways?

• slavery based on war and conquest instead of the medieval concept of slavery based on race

• slavery based on location, and behavior

• slavery based on race instead of the medieval concept of slavery as a result of war and conquest

• Bartolome De Las Casas had no impact on altering the mentality behind slavery 

How do geographic factors impact trade networks?

• positive, and negative by creating either obstacles, or solutions for trade to take place

• negative by creating obstacles to hinder trade

• positive by creating pathways to increase trade

• geographic factors do not play a role in trade at all

What are some unintended consequences, both positive and negative, of the networks of trade throughout history?

• the spreading of religion

• increase in the culture diversity of the world

• the spreading of the plague

• all of the answers are correct

During the silk road class activity which cities flourished, and had the most success as far as obtaining riches along with a diverse amount of resources?

• the cities that were located on the outside with the least amount of trade routes connected to it

• the cities that were located in the middle with the most amount trade routes connected to it

• the cities that were located in the middle with the least amount of trade routes connected to it

• the cities on the edge with the least amount of trade routes, which lessened the chance of them catching the plague.

The spreading of cultures throughout history is best explained by which of the following choices?

• Cultural elimination

• Cultural diffusion

• Cultural enslavement

• Culture has not, and will never exist in the world.