Intro to Black Diaspora Final | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

Who are Beta Israel? Explain their origins and where they were established. - Beta Israel are the Jews of Ethiopia. It is said that Beta Israel are the remnants of the lost tribe of Dan. Furthermore, it is speculated that Beta Israel was established on the border of what is today known as Nubia and Egypt between the fifth and seventh centuries. What were the occupations of Africans in Rome? - While in Rome, Africans were presented with a plethora of occupations such as being musicians, wrestlers, jugglers, boxers, gladiators, actors, day laborers, athletes, and religious specialists. True or False: In Antiquity, although surprised "southern Europeans generally did not ascribe any intrinsic value or worth to skin color, and, unlike contemporary notions of race and racism, did not equate blackness with inferiority." - True During the Old and the Middle Kingdoms was there slavery in Egypt? Explain in no more than two sentences. - During the Old and Middle Kingdoms, there was slavery in Egypt. The Egyptians enslaved the Nubians, and in many cases, forced them to join their military, and the amount of enslaved people they had was not very large. Who is the author of this statement? "This is the land where men are children. A land lying beyonf the daylight of self-conscious history and enveloped in black color of the night. At this point, let us forget Africa for Africa is no historical part of the world." - Friedrich Hegel True or False: Slaves owned by Muslim slavveholders could marry with the owner's consent. - True What of the options below is NOT an African empire - Sumer Empire