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Unit 1: Ancient Africa (5,000 B.C.E - 30 A.C.E.)
The Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Curriculum
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STUDY QUESTIONS
From Egyptology and the Foundations of Scientific Racism
1.
What is the significance of C.F. Volney’s book The Ruins? After visiting Egypt what was Volney’s central argument?
What is the significance of C.F. Volney’s book The Ruins? After visiting Egypt what was Volney’s central argument?2.What is scientific racism? Give examples.
What is scientific racism? Give examples.3.Why did George R. Gliddon dismiss the ancient texts written by Herodotus and others who described the Ancient Egyptians as Black?
Why did George R. Gliddon dismiss the ancient texts written by Herodotus and others who described the Ancient Egyptians as Black?4.What did Samuel Morton say about the social position of the “numerous” Black people in Ancient Egypt?
What did Samuel Morton say about the social position of the “numerous” Black people in Ancient Egypt?5.What is eugenics? How did W.M. Flinders Petrie contribute to the eugenics movement?
What is eugenics? How did W.M. Flinders Petrie contribute to the eugenics movement?From Cheikh Anta Diop Biography
1.What are the three areas of Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop’s expertise? What are his credentials?
What are the three areas of Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop’s expertise? What are his credentials? 2.Where was Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop born?
Where was Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop born? From “10 Arguments That Prove the Ancient Egyptians Were Black?”
1.What are 5 of the “10 arguments that prove the Ancient Egyptians were Black?”
What are 5 of the “10 arguments that prove the Ancient Egyptians were Black?”2.What is the Melanin Dosage Test? What does it prove?
What is the Melanin Dosage Test? What does it prove?From Ancient Black Egypt 101 (Greek Testimony)
1.How do the ancient Greeks describe the ancient Egyptians (skin color, hair texture, physical features, etc.)?
How do the ancient Greeks describe the ancient Egyptians (skin color, hair texture, physical features, etc.)? 2.What are some of the elements of civilization Herodotus said Greece received from Egypt?
What are some of the elements of civilization Herodotus said Greece received from Egypt?From Slideshows:
1.How do the Hollywood depictions compare to how the Ancient Egyptians portrayed themselves?
How do the Hollywood depictions compare to how the Ancient Egyptians portrayed themselves? 2.Do these images confirm or dispel your previous conceptions of Ancient Egyptians?
Do these images confirm or dispel your previous conceptions of Ancient Egyptians? 3.What role does race and racialization play in popular representations of Ancient Egyptians?
What role does race and racialization play in popular representations of Ancient Egyptians? 4.What political purpose does the racialization of Ancient Egypt serve?
What political purpose does the racialization of Ancient Egypt serve? 
STUDY GUIDE
After completing this lesson, students
will be able to:
1. Understand the nature of life for free Blacks in the South.
2. Discuss ways in which many free Blacks fought against slavery and racial oppression despite their free status.
3. Examine how the money free Blacks earned benefitted future generations.
Class 1: The Racialization of Ancient Egypt
Historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician
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