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AP African American Studies
Unit 1
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AP African American Studies Unit 1 Vocabulary
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Unit 1 – Origins of the African Diaspora
Topics
1.1 What Is African American Studies?
1.2 The African Continent: A Varied Landscape
1.3 Population Growth and Ethnolinguistic Diversity
1.4 Africa's Ancient Societies
1.5 The Sudanic Empires: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
1.6 Learning Traditions
1.7 Indigenous Cosmologies and Religious Syncretism
1.8 Culture and Trade in Southern and East Africa
1.9 West Central Africa: The Kingdom of Kongo
1.10 Kinship and Political Leadership
1.11 Global Africans
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