History exam 2

Chinese men would choose women

they helped them with their business (Lai Wench)

They are doing this in the Caribbean & Africa

but she does not believe

Kuryastan

does not talk about history

Dr. Bratton's slave story

She saw where Rufus Bratton (Klan leader) was living

The Klan never thought slavery would end

on the Black descendants & white descendants would live equally

Dr. Bratton said

She opens her ancestors' wildest dreams

Kuryastan (Soviet Union countries)

shares border with China

Kuryastan people

don't know anything about African American history

Lofas Lakeside

1st city in California built by Black people and for Black people

The concept of race in France

is different than that of America

It is taboo to even talk about race

in France

France's colonial history

France colonized a lot of Africa & the Caribbean; France is not ready to acknowledge their colonial past; they do not have a museum on their colonial past

France

colonized Vietnam

Rufus Bratton

Plantation owner, responsible for introducing KKK to South Carolina, lynched James Williams

James Williams

Over a Black militia that protected Black people from the KKK

Mr. Lofas

Gave a Black man land to build first Black city in California (Lofas Lakeside)

Lofas Lakeside (Valley)

Built & bought by Black people

Bratton

got piano lessons from

Angkor Wat

The Ancient Mystery

Role of women

Chinese men married Thai women for economic reason

China

China moved into the Caribbean (Chinese Colonialism)

Zhou Daguan

Chinese Diplomat, journaling Angkor Wat, discredited (called hosts 'barbaric'), said he had 'Flight of Fancies' (imaginative but unrealistic idea)

Henri Mouhot

Rediscovered Angkor Wat

Machu Picchu

One of the most visited sites in the world

Experts are not sure

how Machu Picchu was built

Experts

tried to recreate Egyptian pyramids but were not successful

Inca runners

Gave messages until they got to the king

High altitude

can get altitude sickness, can't walk far

Spaniards

moved the capital from Cusco to Lima because of altitude

Coca tea

Cure for the altitude

Ancient people

had to know moon cycles to survive

Tomb in ancient Egypt

dark on one side and light on the other when light hits it

Inca probably abandoned

Machu Picchu because no resources, irrigation stopped, people don't just abandon land

Machu Picchu

constructed in early 1400s for emperor as palace & temple

Emperor Pachacuti

lived 1438-1472

Inca Rise

Quick rise to largest empire, 1400s

Cuzco

old capital, replaced by European-style buildings after Spanish conquest

Incas

used transportation by feet & animals, road system extended to Machu Picchu

Spanish conquistadors

defeated Incas at Battle of Cajamarca (1532), controlled empire after Vilcabamba (1572)

Barbary Pirates

They worked in quarries, benches, and galleys

Trade people sold to North Africa

converted from Christianity to Islam

Barbary Coast

Barbaric

All slavery

is barbaric

Robert Davis (Ohio State Professor)

suggests 1-1.25 million Europeans were enslaved

Influenced by the Ottoman Empire

some white people were in quarries, constructions, oar benches

Some

converted into Islam and integrated into African society

Barbary Coast

instead of going for race they went for religion specifically

Barbary slave trade

not mentioned in history because if Black people don't know their history they'll stay oppressed

Rival tribes

would capture and sell slaves to Europeans

Slaves

traded for guns, alcohol, and other European goods

Slavery

existed in many parts of Africa, if not part of a group/tribe they were not protected

Prisoners of war

often became slaves

Island of Gozo

slaves could've been sent here

African presence in Asia

examples and evidence discussed

Runoko Rashidi

African American author, known for writing and showing evidence of African presence in the world

Acrobats

tightly curled Asian statues with fists up, shows African presence

Tommie Smith & John Carlos

1968 Tokyo Olympics, raised fists

Yasuke

Samurai (African)

"You have to have a little bit of African blood"

to be considered a Samurai

Fudo Myoo

Patron of the sun (Japanese culture)

Bodhi Dharma

took martial arts from India to the Far East, visibly African

Saisiyat

Indigenous Taiwanese people located in the mountains

Saisiyat

they have African ancestry

Legend

there were Black-skinned pygmies (Negrito) who messed with the women (non-African)

People

decided to cut off the bridge connecting the Taiwanese

African pygmies

Black pygmies taught the Tai people how to farm, introduced them to the Neolithic lifestyle

Machu Picchu's primary function:

Royal estate or sacred religious site for Emperor Pachacuti.

What was the purpose of the Inca road system?

To connect the vast empire for communication and transport, extending to Machu Picchu.

What was the primary criterion for enslavement in the Barbary slave trade?

Religion (specifically targeting Christians), rather than race.

What kind of forced labor did many enslaved Europeans perform on the Barbary Coast?

Working in quarries, on construction projects, or as oarsmen on galleys.

Who was Yasuke?

An African samurai who served Oda Nobunaga in 16th-century Japan.

Who is Bodhi Dharma and what is his significance?

A visibly African figure credited with bringing martial arts from India to the Far East.

According to legend, what contribution did black-skinned pygmies (Negrito) make to the Tai people?

They taught them how to farm and introduced them to the Neolithic lifestyle.

How does France officially approach the discussion of race?

It is considered taboo to discuss race, especially in official discourse, contrasting with American concepts of race.

What is a major criticism regarding France's acknowledgment of its colonial past?

France is often criticized for not fully acknowledging its colonial history and lacking institutions like a dedicated museum for it.