Chapter 7 Flashcards

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in the classical era the continents had an unequal population distribution which is correct ranking from most to least population

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Eursia, Africa, Central/South America, North America, Australia/Oceana

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which was not a civilization of the classical era

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Sumerian civilization

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which region had the least productive agriculture because of less fertile soil from breakdown of hummus and

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sub-Saharan Africa

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what is not true of the kingdom meroe

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derived culture completely from Egypt

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which provided economic foundation for Axum

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highly productive agriculture using plows unlike most of Africa in the period.

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which was not an official reason for the decline of Axum

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conquest by newly established Islamic empire in seventh century

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which civilization in Africa is distinctive because of absence of state structure

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Niger River Valley civilization

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what best describes the spread of Bantu people to south and east Africa

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slow movement often just a few families at a time

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which was not an advantage that Bantu speaking migrants had over hunter gatherer people

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bantu had political structures that made it possible for them to organize large armies and take land from Hunter gatherers

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what was not an element of Bantu religious practice

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belief that to cosmic forces of good and evil faught for control of human beings

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what was not a part of Mesoamerica common culture

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during most Periods the existence of a single state that unified the region

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what was a cultural achievement of Maya

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all of the above

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12
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in political organization Maya were most like

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classic Greece

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13
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what led to the collapse of Mayan civilization in 9th-century

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Long term drought

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chavin de huantar important bc

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it was the center of pan Andean religious movement

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15
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which about Moche civilization of the Andes is correct

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governed by warrior priests

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what is true about the Andes

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need for elaborate irrigation products help create strong states in the region

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five-story high great houses are typical of what American culture

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ancestral Pueblo

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which is not true of mound building cultures of North American Eastern Woodlands

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throughout history the economic basis of the mound building culture was hunting gathering

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what are two great deserts of Africa

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Sahara and Kalahari

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what city was the center of a great Nubian stabilization that flourished between 300 BCEand 100 CE

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what was established in the East African kingdom of Axum by King Ezana in the fourth century

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christianity

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in the drive. After 500 B.C.E. Africans settle in the floodplain of

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Niger river

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what’s the population of 40,000 people at its height what is the most studied Niger Valley civilization

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jenne-jeno

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Who were the African singers that memorized oral traditions
griots
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The spread of what language speakers into east and south Africa introduced massive cultural and economic change such as iron and agriculture
Bantu
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which former pygmies adopted Bantu language and entered trade networks
Batwa
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Bantu religious practice focused especially on
ancestral/natural spirits
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what was a major classical civilization of Mesoamerica
Maya
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who was the most elaborate writing system created by
Maya
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what was the largest city of the Americas in the classic era
teotihuacán
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wit Indian village was the center of religious movement about 900 CE
chavin de huantar
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what civilization was best known for massive and mysterious lines drawn in the desert
Nazca
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what were settlements known as in the Southwest US that included great houses and mysterious roads
Chaco phenomenon
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The Hopewell culture and North American eastern Woodlands was one of several _____ society
mound builder
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The most complex urbanization of pre-Columbian America north of Mexico took place at
Cahokia
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French and Spanish explorers found Natchez people had stratified society with Paramount chief known as
Great Sons