Explain the textbook’s answer to the question “When is an African?”

What will be an ideal response?


• "In everyday circumstances, people in Africa do not usually think of themselves as ‘African' [Worlds of Music citing Mphahele, 1962]."
• "Identity arises from local connections of gender, age, kinship, place, language, religion, and work. Ethnicity comes into play only in the presence of people from a different group. For example, one ‘becomes' . . ." an ‘African' only when among people from another continent, a ‘white' when near to a ‘black,' etc. [Worlds of Music citing Senghor, 1967]

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Describe the illustration from the Lotus Sutra and explain how it represents Korean painting methods.

What will be an ideal response?

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Surviving evidence from the Upper Paleolithic period shows paintings of

A. human forms on canvas. B. animals on the walls of caves. C. scenes of everyday life on walls of houses. D. abstract designs on rocks.

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Futurism is a movement that celebrated _______.

a. movement of time b. robotics c. progress d. power e. the rich history of art

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