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The Black Pharaohs

The Black Pharaohs. Pyramids of the Nubians. Ancient Egypt and Race. What is the modern concept of race?. What did Ancient Egyptians think about race and skin color?. The Egyptian name for Egypt, kemat or black land, refers to what aspect of Egyptian life?. Egypt’s fertile land

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The Black Pharaohs

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  1. The Black Pharaohs

  2. Pyramids of the Nubians

  3. Ancient Egypt and Race What is the modern concept of race?

  4. What did Ancient Egyptians think about race and skin color?

  5. The Egyptian name for Egypt, kemat or black land, refers to what aspect of Egyptian life? Egypt’s fertile land Egyptian’s skin color Egyptian military Color of the major god Osiris

  6. What is the literal translation of the ancient Egyptian word for Nubian? Black Southern Barbarian Bronzed

  7. What color is often associated with the land of Nubia? Black Blue Red Yellow

  8. What sacred animals were depicted as white? Crocodile, ibex (goat), elephant Lion, jackal, giraffe Baboon, ox, hippopotamus

  9. The Ancient Egyptian concept of race differs from the modern one, based on perceived physical differences b/w groups, in which of the following ways? Culture, not skin color, determined race Egyptians had no concept of race Race was based on where a person was born or came from

  10. Modern Controversies:Were the Egyptians Black? • Eurocentrism & American Cultural War • VS. • Afrocentrism

  11. Marcus Garvey Afrocentric Leader “Every student of history… knows that the Negro once ruled the world, when white men were savages and barbarians living in caves…”

  12. If the “black pharaohs” were given proper credit for their accomplishments, would this help curb and/or eliminate racism today?

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