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Africa and the Americas Flashcards

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Tenochtitlan was a major city of what group?

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Aztecs

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What describes the Mayan religion?

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Polytheistic

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In what region was the Mayan civilization located?

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Central American rainforest

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4
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Be able to locate the Incan Empire on a map

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Look at your notes

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5
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Know what the Mayan calendar looks like

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Look at your notes

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What does the term Pok-a-Tok refer to?

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Ball game played by the Mayans and other

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What did the Aztecs unify - to create an empire?

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City-States

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8
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What explains the demise of the Aztecs?

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Hernan Cortes took Montezuma II hostage and attacked the city

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9
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What is important about the Incan city of Machu Picchu?

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Built high up in the mountains

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What is the oldest established culture in present-day Mexico

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The Olmecs

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What group of people had the temple El Castillo in the city of Chichen Itza?

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Mayans

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12
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At its peak what was the Mayan civilization?

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city-States

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13
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How did most Mayans make their living?

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As farmers

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What were the Mayan huts made from??

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Mud and grass

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15
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How were the Inca people organized?

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Clans

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What Inca creation allowed government officials to travel around the empire?

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Roads

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17
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What did the Inca people NOT have in their civilization?

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a Written language

18
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What were the Aztec people well-known for?

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Being Warriors

19
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Be able to identify the Gold-salt trade route

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Use your notes

20
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What did the people of Axum use to expand sea trade?

A

Saling ships - dhows

21
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What did the people of Axum use to expand sea trade?

A

Sailing ships called dhows

22
Q

What Mali emperor was described as the richest man who ever lived?

A

Mansa Musa

23
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What is the name of an important trading city within Mali was forbidden to foreigners?

A

Timbuktu

24
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What were the people of West Africa able to develop?

A

Their own gold mining techniques

25
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Describe the civilization of songhai

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  • conquered by an invading Moraccan army
  • Had slaves, gold and salt
  • Reached its height from 1450 - 1600
  • Economy built on trade across Africa
  • Powerful leaders led a large and powerful army (Sonni Ali and Askia Muhammad
26
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Be able to describe the ruins of the Great Zimbabwe

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Use your notes

27
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What observations was the Mayan calendar based on?

A

the planets, sun and moon

28
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Describe the Toltecs

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  • a Mesoamerican culture
  • builders of pyramids and temples
  • warlike people who built an empire through conquest
29
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Why did conquered provinces resent the Aztec rule?

A

The Aztecs used the conquered people for human sacrifice

30
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Under what Inca leader did their empire expand quickly?

A

Pachacuti

31
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What were the Mayans able to do using glyphs?

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  • record historic events
  • make calendars
  • pass on stories from generation to generation
32
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What is the location of Machu Picchu?

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about 250 mile northwest of Lake Titicaca

33
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Be able to determine which place is the southern most place on a map

A

Use your notes

34
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What land form funs down the middle of the Incan Empire?

A

Andes Mountains

35
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What group of people’s territory included lake Titicaca

A

Inca

36
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What group of people developed math and astronomy to support their religious beliefs?

A

Mayans

37
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How were the Mayans and Aztecs similar?

A

Used written language

38
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What society had both a variety of small tribes and larger complex societies?

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early North American peoples

39
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What society began to decline before the Europeans arrived in the Americas?

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Mayan

40
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What group had a social welfare state that cared for all their people?

A

Incas

41
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What group of people practiced human sacrifice for religious offerings, had trade links with other Mesoamerican groups and religion played and important role in their society and rule?

A

Aztecs

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