Africa/Mesoamerica

Question 1

Which two commodities were traded along with Trans-Saharan trade route?

Answer 1

Gold and Salt

Question 2

What three kingdoms became wealthy off the Trans-Saharan trade route?

Answer 2

Ghana, Mali, & Songhai

Question 3

Who was the leader of the Mali Empire?

Answer 3

Mansa Musa

Question 4

What religion did Mansa Musa help to spread in Africa?

Answer 4

Islam

Question 5

What journey did Mansa Musa take?

Answer 5

Hajj (trip to Mecca)

Question 6

What animals were used to traverse the Sahara?

Answer 6

camels

Question 7

Why was the Mali Empire considered a golden age?

Answer 7

Mansa Musa built schools, libraries, mosques

Question 8

Who participated in the Indian Ocean trade network?

Answer 8

Africa, India, Arabia, China

Question 9

What was traded in the Indian Ocean trade network?

Answer 9

SPICES, gold, salt, silk, etc.

Question 10

What innovations were created to aide in the Indian Ocean trade network?

Answer 10

Dhow (ship) and the lateen sail (triangular sail)

Question 11

Who came in and disrupted the Indian Ocean trade network by creating a monopoly on spices?

Answer 11

Portuguese

Question 12

Where did the Mayan city-states develop?

Answer 12

Mexico & Guatemala

Question 13

How did the Mayans adapt to their environment?

Answer 13

Slash and burn agriculture

Question 14

What were some of the achievements of the Mayans?

Answer 14

hieroglyphic writing, temples, calendar, astronomy

Question 15

Where did the Aztecs emerge?

Answer 15

Mexico, Lake Texcoco

Question 16

How did the Aztecs adapt to their environment?

Answer 16

Built city on a lake, built aqueducts, causeways (bridges), chinampas

Question 17

What were chinampas?

Answer 17

man-made islands the Aztecs built to grow crops on

Question 18

What led to the fall of Aztec civilization?

Answer 18

Spanish conquistadors (Cortes)

Question 19

Where did the Inca emerge?

Answer 19

South America, Andes Mts., modern day Chile & Peru

Question 20

How did the Inca adapt to their environment?

Answer 20

Terrace farming, road system, footbridges, irrigation

Question 21

What were some achievements of the Inca?

Answer 21

Terrace farming, temples, quipu (knotted record system), road system throughout the Andes Mts, footbridges that connected the mountains

Question 22

What were some similarities between the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations?

Answer 22

All adapted to geography, created complex and advanced structures, polytheistic, human sacrifices