WorksheetsHarlem Renaissance Notes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Where is Harlem?
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
A travelling basketball team
A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature
A medieval game
Time period of around 1210 a.d. when the games of jousting and art became popular
During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?
1900-1910
1920s and 1930s
1940s and 1950s
late 1800s
Who was Louis Armstrong?
famous African American artist
famous African American painter
famous African American musician
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
In the early 1920s, African American (a) , writers, musicians, and performers.
Check every different professional that was considered part of or played a role in the Harlem Renaissance.
artists
writers
electricians
cartographers
musicians
Check every different professional that was considered part of or played a role in the Harlem Renaissance
firemen
doctors
students
shopkeepers
painters
What led up to the Harlem Renaissance?
The Civil War
World War II
The American Revolution
World War I
From what southeastern states did Harlem's black citizens come from?
Florida
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Virigina
What "notion" did W.E.B. DuBois introduce during the Harlem Renaissance?
(a)
What movement did Marcus Garvey lead?
(a)
What types of music were popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
Jazz
Soul
R&B
Spirituals
Blues
What were some common themes of the Harlem Renaissance?
alienation
racism
loss of identity/culture
cultural foods
education
