Africa and Mesoamerica Review | 5/3 Flashcards
Climate Zones
Desert, Savanna, Rain forest, Mediterranean
Savanna
Grass lands
Sahara Desert
Desert in Africa
Great Rift Valley
Where African civilization began
Mansa Musa
Leader of Mali; richest man alive
Patrilineal
When ancestry is traced through the fathers side
Matrilineal
When ancestry is traced through the mothers side
How did the geography of Africa affect the cultures that developed there?
Trade, economy, food, farming
What goods were the most important to West African civilizations?
salt and gold
What were the achievements of each African civilization?
Kush were the first Africans to use iron, Axum remained christian despite Islamic invasion, Ghanas became wealthy through trade, and in Mali, Timbuktu became the cultural learning center of Africa
Bering Land Bridge
Bering Strait, connected Asia to North America. How the people of the far north traveled
1st people in America’s
people from the far north
Pueblo
Homes made out of Adobe
Adobe
Material used for making Pueblos; sun dried clay
Potlatch
traditional feasts to show people’s wealth
Sachem
Ancient word for chief
Longhouse
Houses used by Native Americans, Iroquois
Olmec
Best known for their giant head sculptures
Human Sacrifice
Associated with the Aztecs; believed the sun would only be happy if it had human blood
What were the major crops grown in the Americas?
Corn, Beans and squash
What were the achievements of each Mesoamerican civilization? Review chart
The Mayans contributed to math, the concept of zero, the writing system and the calendar. The Aztecs contributed to architecture and engineering and the Incas contributed to terrace farming, had a network of roads, and machu picchu.
