HN 202 Exam 3 REVIEW| Verified answers
What year did slave importation to America end? What year did the Civil War start? ****
Slave importation ended in 1807-9, and Civil War started in 1861
When was the emancipation proclamation signed? And which amendment gave African
Americans living in the United States their freedom? **** Emancipation declaration was
signed in 1865 and is knows as 13th amendment.
Religion is as essential to African American culture today as it was to African society.
Name 4 religious organizations that African Americans may belong to. **** National
Baptist Convention of the USA,
Methodist Episcopal,
Pentecostal,
World Community of All Islam/Nation of Islam
Africans view life as ___________ rather than ___________. Health is maintained
through ____________ **** energy, matter, harmony
Vodoo is a combination of ________ and __________ beliefs and is thought to have
originated in the ____________; it was likely influenced by ______ witchcraft. ****
Catholic, African, Caribbean, European
Briefly describe how an African Healer would cure evil eye. **** He would determine
supernatural cause, and then treat it through herbal treatments, incantations, and spells.
Possibly also would use bleeding and charms.
What would ingestion of Vicks Vaporub be recommended for? **** Colds.
A bag worn around the neck with powders, animal bones or teeth, stones, and/or herbs
is called what in Africa? **** Gris-gris bag.
Name 6 New World foods and 5 West African Foods, along with 5 cuisines that
influenced and formed the basis of American Southern cuisine. **** New world foods:
cassava, chiles, corn, peanuts, tomatoes, pumpkin
West African Foods: watermelon, black-eyed peas, okra, sesame, taro
The 5 cuisines influenced and produced American Southern cuisine: West African,
British, French, Spanish, and Native American
The addition of these 3 ingredients as seasonings is so common that they are referred
to as "the ingredients." What are they? **** tomatoes, onions, and hot chili peppers
, In West African food, some say texture is more important than taste. What is the
preferred texture? **** Sticky like okra- Mucalaginous
Name a type of cowpea that is used as a substitute for meat in West Africa. ****
Legumes such as black-eyed peas
What has been the influence of Eastern Orthodox religion on Ethiopian cuisine? ****
Eastern Orthodox influence resulted in cuisine being more vegetarian due to multiple
restrictions on protein
Define the following:
a) Gumbo
b) Chitterlings
c) Wat
d) Berbere
e) Injera **** a- Southern African American stew
b- pig intestines
c- national dish of Ethiopia, similar to a stew
d- Ethiopian spice, hot mix
e- spongy fermented bread made
Foods for the slave field workers had to be portable. What are some dishes that were
born out of this need? **** One dish vegetable stews, hush puppies, and hoecakes.
What are some foods that form the foundation of African American Southern diet? ****
Pork, corn, greens
Define the term Soul Food. When was the term coined? **** Soul Food refers to
traditional southern black cuisines, coined in the 60s.
When and where was the African American holiday Kwanzaa created? When is it
celebrated and what does it celebrate? **** Kwanzaa was created in Southern
California in 1966. It is observed December 26-New Year's and celebrates unity of all
people of African heritage.
What is "high blood," "low blood," "thin blood" and "bad blood?" **** High blood - too
much of blood moving into one part of the body ex. Head
Low blood - associated with anemia, not eating enough red meat and eating too much
astringent or acidic food
Bad blood - blood contaminated due to hereditary natural or supernatural causes
Thin blood - blood is too thin and cannot nourish the body
What different groups influenced the development of African American and traditional
southern cuisine? **** West African, British, French, Spanish and Native American
What year did slave importation to America end? What year did the Civil War start? ****
Slave importation ended in 1807-9, and Civil War started in 1861
When was the emancipation proclamation signed? And which amendment gave African
Americans living in the United States their freedom? **** Emancipation declaration was
signed in 1865 and is knows as 13th amendment.
Religion is as essential to African American culture today as it was to African society.
Name 4 religious organizations that African Americans may belong to. **** National
Baptist Convention of the USA,
Methodist Episcopal,
Pentecostal,
World Community of All Islam/Nation of Islam
Africans view life as ___________ rather than ___________. Health is maintained
through ____________ **** energy, matter, harmony
Vodoo is a combination of ________ and __________ beliefs and is thought to have
originated in the ____________; it was likely influenced by ______ witchcraft. ****
Catholic, African, Caribbean, European
Briefly describe how an African Healer would cure evil eye. **** He would determine
supernatural cause, and then treat it through herbal treatments, incantations, and spells.
Possibly also would use bleeding and charms.
What would ingestion of Vicks Vaporub be recommended for? **** Colds.
A bag worn around the neck with powders, animal bones or teeth, stones, and/or herbs
is called what in Africa? **** Gris-gris bag.
Name 6 New World foods and 5 West African Foods, along with 5 cuisines that
influenced and formed the basis of American Southern cuisine. **** New world foods:
cassava, chiles, corn, peanuts, tomatoes, pumpkin
West African Foods: watermelon, black-eyed peas, okra, sesame, taro
The 5 cuisines influenced and produced American Southern cuisine: West African,
British, French, Spanish, and Native American
The addition of these 3 ingredients as seasonings is so common that they are referred
to as "the ingredients." What are they? **** tomatoes, onions, and hot chili peppers
, In West African food, some say texture is more important than taste. What is the
preferred texture? **** Sticky like okra- Mucalaginous
Name a type of cowpea that is used as a substitute for meat in West Africa. ****
Legumes such as black-eyed peas
What has been the influence of Eastern Orthodox religion on Ethiopian cuisine? ****
Eastern Orthodox influence resulted in cuisine being more vegetarian due to multiple
restrictions on protein
Define the following:
a) Gumbo
b) Chitterlings
c) Wat
d) Berbere
e) Injera **** a- Southern African American stew
b- pig intestines
c- national dish of Ethiopia, similar to a stew
d- Ethiopian spice, hot mix
e- spongy fermented bread made
Foods for the slave field workers had to be portable. What are some dishes that were
born out of this need? **** One dish vegetable stews, hush puppies, and hoecakes.
What are some foods that form the foundation of African American Southern diet? ****
Pork, corn, greens
Define the term Soul Food. When was the term coined? **** Soul Food refers to
traditional southern black cuisines, coined in the 60s.
When and where was the African American holiday Kwanzaa created? When is it
celebrated and what does it celebrate? **** Kwanzaa was created in Southern
California in 1966. It is observed December 26-New Year's and celebrates unity of all
people of African heritage.
What is "high blood," "low blood," "thin blood" and "bad blood?" **** High blood - too
much of blood moving into one part of the body ex. Head
Low blood - associated with anemia, not eating enough red meat and eating too much
astringent or acidic food
Bad blood - blood contaminated due to hereditary natural or supernatural causes
Thin blood - blood is too thin and cannot nourish the body
What different groups influenced the development of African American and traditional
southern cuisine? **** West African, British, French, Spanish and Native American
