Unit 8 Expanding Zones Of Encounter And Exchange Flashcards
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Ghana’s original religion?
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Animistic beliefs
2
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Gold salt trade
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- western had gold (2/3 worlds supply
- northeaster had salt (Sahara desert)
3
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Decline of Ghana?
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Muslim Almoravids completed conquest of Ghana which disrupted gold-salt trade
4
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Location of the Mayans
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Yucatan peninsula
- mountains
- dry scrub forests
- steamy jungles
- highlands
5
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Farming methods of Mayans
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- slash and burn
- planting on raised beds above swamps
6
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Important cities of maya
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- Tikal
- copán
- all independent city states
- centers for religious ceremonies and trade
- pyramids, temples, palaces, and elaborate stone carvings were dedicated to the gods
7
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Religion of Mayans
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- polytheistic
- offerings of food, flowers, and incense
- offering of blood (nourished gods)
- human sacrifice
8
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Agriculture of Mayans
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- maize
- squash
- beans
9
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Writing system of Mayans
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- 800 glyphs
- stood for words and syllables
- codex - bark paper important historical events, only 3 remain
10
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Achievements of Mayans
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- 260 day religious calendar
- 365 day solar calendar
- two synced every 52 years
- base 20 number system
- glyphs
- agriculture
11
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Decline of Mayans
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- mystery
- theories of warfare that led to disruption of trade and economic hardship
- theories of population growth and over farming that led to food shortages, famine, and disease
12
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When did the Tang Dynasty take place?
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618-907
13
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Ghana dates
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700s-1076
14
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Dates of Mayans
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-250-900s
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Achievements of Tang Dynasty
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- civil service exam
- expansion of roads and canals
- strengthened central government
- empress wu - first woman to assume title of emperor
16
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Decline of Tang Dynasty
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- crushing taxes
- invasions from Muslim armies
- 907 - Chinese rebels burned and sacked tan capita
17
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Song Dynasty date
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960-1279
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Achievements of Song Dynasty
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- moveable type
- magnetic compass
- gunpowder
- porcelain
- paper money
- mechanical clock
- sailing technology
19
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Gentry definition
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Larger upperclassmen made up of scholar officials and their families
20
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Decline of Song Dynasty
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-Mongols take over
21
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Early Japan date
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500s CE
22
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Location and geography of Japan
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- archipelago
- 80% mountains
- 15% farmable land
- located on ring of fire, so many earthquakes and volcanoes
23
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Creation myth of Japan
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- izanagi and izanami dipped spear into water, drops of brine became islands of Japan
- sun goddess Amaterasu was afraid of storm God susanowo (ruined her crops)
- other gods banished susanowo
- first inhabitants of Japan were susanowo’ descendants
24
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Early inhabitants of Japan
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- hunter gatherers
- organized in clans
- Yamato clan claimed to be descendants of Amaterasu
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Religion of Japan
- Shintoism "way of the gods"
- kami - spirits and multiple gods
- kami dwelled in people, animals, and no living objects
- Shinto gods were worshipped in Buddhist temples
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Cultural diffusion in Japan
-ideas came from China through Korea
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Heian period of Japan
- strict rules
- etiquette was important
- poetry and painting was expected
- lady muraski was one of finest writers
- neglected central government
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Clovis
- accepted Christianity
| - military victories and religious conversion led to throne stability
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Charles Martel
- "Charles the hammer"
- protected Christianity
- successful defense of tours from Muslim Forces
- extended franks reign
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Pepin the short
- "king by grace of God" said pope
- started process of helping pope
- made pope look to franks for help
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Charlemagne
- nearly doubled empire
- revived learning (palace school)
- "holy roman emperor"
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Counts and Missi dominici
Counts - local officials
- looked after local problems
- protected weak
- raised armies
Missi dominici - royal officials
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Louis the pious
- charlemagnes son
| - couldn't fulfill fathers responsibilities
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Treaty of verdin
Rule passed from Louis the pious to three sons Charles the bald, lothair, and Louis the German
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Decline of Frankish kingdoms
- Muslims came from south
- Magyar came from east
- Vikings came from north
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Marco Polo
- traveler in late 1200s
- went to China, met ruler kublai khan
- stayed as envoy
- captured at war
- Europeans didn't believe fabulous places existed from his stories
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Ibn battuttu
- traveled late 1300s
- prolific writer
- visited places within Islamic empire
- devout Muslim
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Ghana
War chief
