Quiz 2.2 Flashcards
also known as classical era, classical age or antiquity
CLASSICALPERIOD
overlaps with middle age, emergence of greece to the fall of rome
CLASSICAL PERIOD
where is the mayan civilization from
GUATEMALA
which civilization cleared the rainforest and were able to grow corn to feed population
MAYAN CIVILIZATION
largest city in mayan civilization
TIKAL
where is tikal
GUATEMALA
who are the greeks of the worlds
TIKAL
where is the myan pyramid
IN CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO
ideographic system of writing
TIKAL
were mayan polythiests
YES
according to what calendar, when will world end
MAYAN CALENDAR/ DEC 21, 2012
center of the aztec civilization
TENOCHTITLAN / MEXICO CITY
3 main polytheists
HUITZILOPOCHTLI
TLALOC
QUETZALCOATL
god of sun and war
HUITZILOPOCHTLI
god of rain and fertility
TLALOC
patron of aztec priesthood
QUETZALCOATL
who sacrificied his own blood for creation of the world
QUETZALCOATL
ended aztec civilization/ spanish conquistador
HERNAN CORTES
happened inn 1521
BATTLES OF TENOCHTITLAN
center of inca civilization
CUZCO IN SOUTHERN EAST PERU
by 1500 the empire ruled 12 million people
INCA EMPIRE
they dont know how to write
INCA EMPIRE
knots that were used for information
QUIPUS
no system of writing
INCA EMPIRE
who built inca citadel
MACHU U PICCHU
who ended inca citadel
FRANCISCO PIZZARO
dark continent
AFRICA
gold trading spot
GHANA
ghanian rulers were believed to be
DIVINE
who tried to convert muslim to islam
MUSLIM
under what kingdom is timbuktu
MALI
commercial center/busy market
TIMBUKTU
mansa =
KING IN MALI
most famous mansa
MANSA MUSA
msulim who said to distribute gold on his way to mecca for a pilgrimage
MANSA MUSA
who is the influencer
MANSA MUSA
where did gold come from
MALI
black islands =
MELANESIA
what were part of staple diet for melanesia
SAGO/YAM
dance important part of life
MELANESIA
replaced kingdom mali/ covered modern states
SONGHAI
islamic schlorship to study qurian
SONGHAI
many islands
POLYNESIA
nz, french, american, samoa, cookislands
POLYNESIA
adventorous sea people with good navagation skills
POLYNESIA
small islands
MICRONESIA
palau,nauru,guam,northern
MICRONESIA
men were usually carvers and women excelled in creating textile ornaments
MICRONESIA
practical and simple
MICRONESIAN ART
bonus
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT