Classical America And Africa Flashcards
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Mesoamerican civilization was founded on…
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The olmecs and zapotecans
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Order of: inca, mayans, aztecs
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1) Maya
2) Aztec
3) Inca
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Zapotecans
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Established Teotihuacan (near Mexico city)
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Codices
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Mayan books made out of bark paper where hieroglyphs were written
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Verticality
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The social and political objectives of families was to find economic niches at diff altitudes
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Ayllus
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Kinship units based on descent from a common mythical ancestor
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Kush
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- A Nubian state
- Major iron producer
- capital MEROE
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Monophysite
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Believe that Jesus had a single divine nature rather than both divine and human
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Griots
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African oral historians and musicians
