AAS.SS.1.B

Describe and compare the various pre-colonial, indigenous, and ancestral roots of African Americans such as educational systems, social and political developments, family structures, global trade, and exchange.

Ethnic Studies: African American Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
pre-colonial rootsindigenous rootsancestral rootsAfrican Americanseducational systemssocial developmentspolitical developmentsfamily structuresglobal tradeexchange
Skills
  • describe (the pre-colonial, indigenous, and ancestral roots of African Americans) #dok2
  • compare (various pre-colonial, indigenous, and ancestral roots) #dok2
  • analyze (educational, social, political, and family developments in African roots) #dok3
  • explain (global trade and exchange as related to African roots of African Americans) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can describe the educational systems, social and political developments, and family structures of pre-colonial African societies. #dok2
  • I can compare the pre-colonial, indigenous, and ancestral roots of African Americans to identify similarities and differences. #dok2
  • I can analyze how pre-colonial African roots influenced global trade and exchange. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • The foundational identities and systems of African Americans are rooted in diverse pre-colonial, indigenous, and ancestral African civilizations.
  • Educational, social, political, and economic systems of pre-colonial Africa contributed significantly to the formation of African American identity.
Essential Questions
  • What were the primary characteristics of pre-colonial, indigenous, and ancestral African societies?
  • How did educational, social, and political systems in pre-colonial Africa shape the early roots of African American identity?
  • In what ways did global trade and exchange connect African societies to the wider world before American slavery?
  • How do family structures and community organization in historical African societies compare to those of early African Americans?
  • What lasting contributions did African civilizations make to humanity before the era of American slavery?