What religion influenced the African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali?
Islam
Different religions spreading to African kingdoms is an examples of what?
Cultural Diffusion
Why did ancient African kingdoms prosper?
Controlling the trans- Saharan gold-salt trade
What conclusion can be said about when all ancient African kingdoms existed?
Before the arrival of European explorers
What traditional religion did ancient African practice before Islam gained influence?
Animism
How would you describe Africa’s coastline?
Regular/ smooth coastline with poor harbors
How would you describe Africa’s rivers?
Unnavigable/ mostly poor for trade and transportation
There are a lot of different features to Africa’s geography, so it could be described as …
Diverse
What do animists and Shintoists believe in?
All living things have souls.
The African trading cities of Axum, Kush and Nubia were all located in which part of Africa?
Eastern coast cities (Christian influence)
What percentage of Africa is covered in rainforest or jungle?
Ten percent/ very little
Who was the famous king of Mali known for his hajj?
Mansa Musa
Were the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans monotheistic or polytheistic?
Polytheistic
What mountain range did the ancient Inca live in?
The Andes Mountains in South America
How did the ancient Inca adapt to their environment?
They practiced terrace farming and built suspension bridges and roads through the mountains.
How did the ancient Aztecs adapt to their environment?
They built chinampas (floating gardens) to create more farmland around Tenochtitlan.
What kind of political system did the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas have?
Monarchy/ Empire (definitely not democracy)
What are two accomplishments of both the Aztecs and Mayans?
They had a mathematical counting system and an accurate calendar.
What does “The Aztecs and Incas had large urban areas” mean?
They both had big cities.
What does “to flourish” mean?
It means to be successful or to prosper