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EASTERN HEMISPHERE WHI.10
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Vocabulary: Things to Know Textile Amber Porcelain Water wheel Windmill Lateen sail Archipelago Shinto Animism
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Textile Cloth or woven material
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Amber Fossilized tree sap used in medicine and jewelry
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Porcelain Strong, ceramic material made from clay
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Water wheel Machine that uses energy from flowing water
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Windmill Machine that uses energy from wind
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Lateen sail Triangular sail used on sailing ships. Makes ships easier to move & steer
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Archipelago Chain of islands
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Shinto Japanese religion with beliefs in natural forces and spirits. “Way of the Gods.”
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Animism Belief that humans, non-humans, and natural phenomena have spirits or souls
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Japan Archipelago Isolated Little change Little land, resources Near mainland Asia Shinto (Shintoism) Only in Japan Natural world Spirits Ancestors Practice with Buddhism Emperor Worshipped as a god
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Japan Cultural diffusion Very little Japan borrows & adapts Mainly From China Writing Style Buddhism Architecture
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Japan Government Emperor Religious Feudal system Shoguns True rulers Landowners Frequent wars Land Samurai Ninjas
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Japan Way of the Warrior Military culture Bushido Courage Benevolence Respect Honesty Honor Loyalty Rectitude (moral behavior) Wisdom
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Guided Reading pp. 303-307 (skip “Life in the Heian Period”)
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African Civilizations
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Axum (100 C.E. – 900 C.E.) Location: Near the Nile River and present-day Ethiopia Religion: Christianity Mediterranean Nile River Arabia Red Sea Indian Ocean
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Zimbabwe (1220-1450) Location: Sub-Saharan Africa near the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers and the Indian Ocean Capital City: “Great Zimbabwe” Zambezi River Limpopo River Great Zimbabwe
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West African Kingdoms Kingdoms/Empires: 1.Ghana (300 C.E. – 1200 C.E.) 2.Mali (1200 C.E. – 1500 C.E.) 3.Songhai (1430 C.E. – 1600 C.E.)
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West African Kingdoms Location: Near the Sahara Desert and Niger River Trading Center: Timbuktu was the center of trade and learning; gold and salt were important goods
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West African Kingdoms Religions: Islam, Animism
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Sahara Desert Niger River Axum Zimbabwe Ghana Mali Songhai Timbuktu Zambezi River Limpopo River Great Zimbabwe
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