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2011 Africa Unit - Black Pharaohs of Egypt

Blog Assignment

After Viewing the Powerpoint and viewing the "Black" Pharaohs and Queens of Egypt . . .

1. View and read this actual Blog page that seemingly has an "Afrocentric" viewpoint to it. Think about the following questions: Why does the blogger have this sense of pride about the race of the earliest Egyptians and Ethiopians? Is the blogger justified to feel this way based on the evidence they have? What is that "evidence"?

2. Next: Go to the National Geographic's website and watch the 2 video clips about "Race" in Egypt.Video Clips entitled: "Color, Symbolism, and Race" and "What Genetics Can Tell Us" You can find this 2nd video on YouTube.

3. Knowing that the person whose blog page you read first is African American, takes a great deal of pride in their African history, and feels that the Egyptians and Ethiopians were black... (a) What might you blog back to the writer of that blog page in light of what we discussed in class
and the 2 video clips you watched from National Geographic? What information from the clips that you viewed do you think you would point out in your response to the Afrocentric blogger?

4. *Click next on the word "COMMENT" and post your comment. Please respond on this blog site by including your:
Name and class Period number at the start of your blog response.