Ch. 6 Terms

Question 1

Meroe

Answer 1

• Nubian civilization in Nile Valley South of Egypt
• 300 BCE - 100 CE
• monarchy
• trade through Nile, as well as east and west
• tribute
• decline due to Egyptian trade switching, deforestation, and is conquered by Axum in 340s CE

Question 2

Axum

Answer 2

• Nubian Christian civilization that takes over Meroe
• in Horn of Africa
• plow based farming
• strong by 50 CE
• trade with Rome and the Indians with the Red Sea and Indian Ocean
• taxes on trade helps economy
• tributes collected in city of Axum
• linked religiously to Egypt
• declined after military campaign in 4th-6th centuries in an attempt to expand

Question 3

Niger Valley cities

Answer 3

• emerge along middle of Niger River in West Africa
• caused by 500 year drought starting in 500 BCE
• people come from the Southern Sahara to the Niger River
• city based civilizations without political power or authority
• system of specializations

Question 4

Maya

Answer 4

• disorganized empire of multiple competing city-states
• in Mesoamerica
• flourished 250-900
• trade between city-states

Question 5

Teotihuacan

Answer 5

• thrived at the same time as Maya in North Valley of Mexico
• planned out and impressive urban civilization
• trade and alliances
• no writing

Question 6

Chavin

Answer 6

• religious center/village between the Pacific Ocean and the Amazon
• trade and religious significance
• influences Andes region

Question 7

Moche

Answer 7

• along Peru’s northern coast with river valleys
• economy rooted in irrigation
• government led by warrior-priests

Question 8

Bantu

Answer 8

• group of people that migrated from Nigeria and Camaroon into sub-Saharan Africa
• spoke 400 languages
• took over hunting and gathering areas with agriculture
• 3000 BCE - 1000 CE

Question 9

Wari & Tiwanaku

Answer 9

• Andes region
• flourished 400-1000 CE
• Wari is in the North, Tiwanaku is in the South
• neither controlled a continuous stretch of land (used parts of highlands and the lower slopes of the Andes)
• even though they shared a border, they did not interact a lot

Question 10

Quetzalcoatl

Answer 10

• began in Teotihuacan (Temple of the Feathered Serpent)
• a feathered serpent diety related to the earth, the sky, and creation

Question 11

Ancestral Pueblo

Answer 11

• lived in Southwestern North America
• grew corn from Mesoamerica, 3 sisters
• kivas are below ground (religious), pueblos
• Chaco Canyon and Pueblo Bonito

Question 12

Mound Builders

Answer 12

• eastern woodlands of North America
• burial mounds and geometric earthworks containing artifacts
• used agriculture to supplement hunting and gathering
• elaborate burials of the elite
• French and Spanish are impressed with military ability