China, Japan, Africa, Mayans, Incans, and Aztecs Flashcards
Name 2 Chinese influences on Japanese culture.
Buddhism
Chinese Writing
Who did the Japanese worship as part of their religion?
Their religion was Shinto, and believe in gods/ nature spirits called kami.
What is the state religion of Japan?
Shintor
What religion was imported to Japan from China?
Shinto
What is the area south of the Sahara Desert called?
Sub Saharan Africa
What 3 African civilizations developed in West Africa?
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
What were the main products traded in Africa?
Gold and salt
What civilization developed in northeast Africa?
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What civilization developed in southern Africa?
Great Zimbabwe
What civilization was located in the Ethiopian Highlands, near the Nile River?
Aksum
Christianity was the main religion of what African kingdom?
Aksum
What civilization was located near the Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers, near the Indian Ocean?
Great Zimbabwe
What was Great Zimbabwe?
an African Civilization
On what river were the civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai located?
Niger river
What city was a center of trade and learning in West Africa?
Timbuktu
What is animism?
belief that spirits inhabit everything
What religion did many civilizations of West Africa adopt?
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Who ruled Mayan city-states?
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Where was the Mayan civilization located?
Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
What kind of religion did the Mayans have?
Polytheistic
What architectural feature characterized the Mayan civilization?
Pyramids
On what was the Mayan economy based?
farming, trading, culture, and political ties
What was Chichén Itzá?
The capital of the Mayans
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
Central Mexico
Who ruled the Aztecs?
Ruler/ king
On what was the Aztec economy based?
Ruler/ king had absolute power and economy was based on agriculture
What was the main city of the Aztecs?
Tenochtitlan
What kind of religion did the Aztecs have?
Polytheistic
On what was the Aztec religion based?
?
What architectural feature characterized the Aztec civilization?
They built chinampas, which were artifical islands used to grow crops
they also had pyramids to honor the gods
Where was the Incan civilization located?
Andes Mountains of South America
Who ruled the Incas?
One ruler called the Sapa Inca
On what was the Incan economy based?
Based on high altitude agriculture
What was the main city of the Incas?
Macchu Picchu
What kind of religion did the Incas have?
Polytheistic
What advancements did the Incans achieve?
Kept records on quipus
Great engineers
Built woven suspension bridges
Used calendars
Name 2 contributions of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans.
Mayans- practiced animal sacrifice and bloodletting; Pok-a-tok
Incas- Kept records on quipus/ knotted strings; Built woven suspension bridges
Aztecs- Developed calendars; Built pyramids
Name 3 areas invaded by the Mongols.
China
Central Asia
Persia
Identify the Mongol leader who captured China’s capital.
Genghis khan
