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Description: MCCCD Approval: 10-28-2008 |
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HIS203 2009
Spring - 9999 |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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African-American History to 1865 |
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History and cultural heritage
of African-Americans from their beginnings in Ancient Africa through the
experience of chattel slavery in the Prerequisites: None. Course
Attribute(s): General Education Designation: Cultural
Diversity - [C] General Education Designation: Historical
Awareness - [H] General Education Designation: Social and Behavioral Sciences - [SB] |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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HIS203 2009 Spring - 9999 |
African-American
History to 1865 |
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Describe the relevance of African-American history for African-Americans and for other Americans. (I) |
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Trace the origin and development of humans in Africa. (II) |
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Describe the migrations of modern humans to Europe, Asia, and the Americas. (II) |
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Identify and describe the Nile Valley civilizations. (III) |
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Identify and describe the major western Sudanic civilizations. (IV) |
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Describe the Moorish Empire in Spain, and explain the significance of Moorish education and scholarship.(V) |
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Identify and describe Moorish influences in the arts and sciences. (V) |
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Identify and describe the major factors that contributed to the fall of Pre-Colonial African societies.(VI) |
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Trace the early presence of Africans in the Americas and describe their influence on the cultures of Mexico, Central and South America. (VII) |
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Trace the history and the development of the European slave trade. (VIII) |
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Trace the resistance to slave trade, and describe the factors involved in the closing of the slave trade. (VIII) |
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Describe pre/Civil War conditions, and trace the role of African-Americans in the Civil War. (IX) |
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MCCCD Official Course Outline: |
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HIS203 2009 Spring - 9999 |
African-American
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I. Relevance of African-American History A. For African-Americans 1. Self-Knowledge and understanding 2. Role models 3. Identity questions 4. Cultural crisis questions B. For Other Americans 1. Corrective for racist myths and stereotypes 2. Elimination of historical amnesia II. Human Origins/Africa A. Eastern and Southern Africa B. Cradle of Early Man (Homo erectus) C. Cradle of Modern Man (Homo sapiens) D. Dispersions migrations III. Nile Valley Civilizations A. Nubia/Ethiopia B. Kemet/Egypt C. Golden Ages of African History 1. 6000 B.C.E. to 525 B.C.E. ( First Classical Period) 2. 525 B.C.E. to 641 A.D. (Second Classical Period) 3. 641 A.D. to 1600 A.D. (Third Classical Period) IV. Western Sudanic Civilizations A. Ancient Ghana B. Mali C. Songhay D. Other states and empires V. Moorish Empire in Spain (711 A.D. to 1492 A.D.) A. Spain's First Golden Age B. Moorish influences in arts and sciences C. Moorish education and scholarship VI. Fall of "Pre-Colonial" African Societies A. Conditions B. Events VII. African Presence in the Americas A. Early migrations 1. Mexico 2. Central America 3. South America B Early influences VIII. European Slave Trade A. Misconceptions related to trade B. Basis for trade C. Impacts of trade D. Dehumanization system E. Colonial and domestic slavery F. Resistance to slavery G. Closing of slavery IX. Civil War A. Pre/Post Civil War Conditions B. Reconstruction C. African-American Participation 1. Civil War 2. Rebuilding of South D. Migration and Urbanization 1. Causes 2. Impact |