African American

I took a course on African history in college many years ago. I've forgotten much of it, unfortunately, but I recall one of the empires was considered the most powerful in the world by the professor around the time that Europe was in the Dark Ages.

I also recall that particular "general education requirement" class was difficult because all of the quizzes and tests were in essay format, and the professor flunked students if their essay responses didn't seem to convey true understanding of the material with well-written prose. That type of testing obviously didn't help me retain the information much better than other types of tests, though.