African And East Asian Civilizations Flashcards
Salt
Came from northwest Africa (Mali and Ghana)
Went all around the eastern hemisphere
Origin and destination of gold
Origin- southeast Africa (Zimbabwe)
Destination west Africa
Spices
Came from Indonesia
Went all around the eastern hemisphere
Slaves
Came from Africa
Went all around the eastern hemisphere
Porcelain
From China and Persia
Went all round the eastern hemisphere
Ceramics
Came from Ottomans (turkey))
Went all round the eastern hemisphere
Amber
From Baltic région
Went all around the eastern hemisphere
Paper
Came from China
Went to the Middle East then Persia and Byzantine
Sugar
Came from India
Went all around the eastern hemisphere
Water wheels and windmills
Came from the Middle East
Went all around the eastern hemisphere
Compass
Came from China
Went all around the eastern hemisphere
Lateen sail
Came from the Indian Ocean
Went all around the eastern hemisphere
Buddhism
Came from India
Went to China and southeaSt Asia
Hinduism
Came from India
Went to India and se Asia
Islam
Came from the Arabian Peninsula
Went to Southern Spain North Africa Indonesian islands Arabian peninsula Northeast coast of Africa
Printing paper $
China
Went all around the eastern hemisphere
Yamato clan
In Japan coexist with buddhism
Buddhism+ Shintoism =
Zen Buddhism
Influence of China?
Religion: buddhism
Writing: calligraphy and Chinese characters
Architecture: pagodas
Japanese feudalism
Emperor
Shogun
Daimyo
Samurai
Shogun
Supreme military commander under emperor
Held main power behind figurehead emperor
Daimyo
Generals appointed by shoguns
Samurai
Hired warriors follow bushido (the way of the warrior)
Bushido
The way of the warrior
The code samurai follow
Impact of trade in African kingdoms
Brought out economic culture and religion to Africa from other parts of the eastern hemisphere
Aksum religion
Christianity
Capital of Zimbabwe
“Great Zimbabwe”
King ezana
Kingdom of Aksum Built pillars (stelae
Where is Aksum?
Where Nubia/the Kush was
Upper Nile River
Modern day Ethiopia
Where is Zimbabwe
Between Zambezi and Limpopo rivers
What did Zimbabwe produce?
Gold
Religion of Zimbabwe?
Animistic
What are the west African kingdoms?
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Where are Ghana,Mali and Songhai?
Around Niger River
What did Ghana Mali and Songhai produce?
Gold and salt
Which west African kingdoms were Islamic and which were animistic?
Ghana was animistic
Mali was Islamic
Songhai was animistic
