1. Unit 7: Major Civilizations of the Western Hemisphere
Map Directions:
Use pgs. 389, 395, & 408
Draw a square around
Mesoamerica and label it
Draw a square around South
America and label it
Label the Atlantic Ocean
Label the Pacific Ocean
Color the Aztec Empire
purple and label it
Color the Mayan Empire
green and label it
Color the Incan Empire
yellow and label it
Label the city of Tenochtitlan
Label the city of Chichen Itza
Label the city of Machu Picchu
Circle and label the Yucatan
Peninsula
Draw small triangles to
represent the Andes
Mountains and label it

5. What were the characteristics of the Mayan, Aztec, & Incan Civilizations?
Mayan p
Time: ______________
Location: ______________
Important city: ______________
Environment: ____________________________
Religion: ______________
Economy: ____________________________
Government: ____________________________
Architectural Achievements: __________________________________________
Cultural Achievements: ________________________________________________________
Aztec p
Incan p

6. Japanese Civilization
Korean Peninsula
Sea of Japan/
East Sea
Japan
China
Pacific Ocean
Why did Japan’s geography encourage fishing & trading?
Long coastlines and numerous islands encourage fishing. Limited natural resources encourage trading.
2. How did Chinese culture influence Japan?
The close neighbors traded with one another and in the process, Japan adopted some Chinese culture.
Why did Japan’s geography encourage fishing & trading?
2. How did Chinese culture influence Japan?

7. Characteristics of Japan pp. 303-304
Religion:
Architecture:
__curved__
___tiled___
___roofs___
Writing:
China
Describe what China gave to Japan.
Religion:
Buddhism
Writing:
Ideograms - use of symbols not letters
Ethnic Religion
Coexisted with Buddhism
Emperors claim divine right
Polytheistic
Emphasizes Nature & Ancestors
Religion:
Shintoism
Religion:
________________

8. East & West African Kingdoms & Empires
Mediterranean
Sahara Desert
Red
Nile
Axum
Timbuktu
Ethiopian
Highlands
Niger
Atlantic Ocean
Zambezi
Great Zimbabwe
Limpopo
Indian Ocean

12. Characteristics of Medieval Africa, 300-1500 A.D./C.E.
Empires of 1. Ghana, 2. Mali, & 3. Songhai pgs
Grew wealthy from trading gold for salt across the Sahara Desert
and along the Niger River.
City of Timbuktu became center of trade & learning.
Trade with Northern Africa brought Islamic religion to West
Africa. The wealthy adopted this religion.
Poorer people were animists who believed
there were spirits that existed in nature.
Christianity
Axum pp
Religion of kingdom: ___________________
Great Zimbabwe pp
Trading kingdom positioned between
inland areas, rich with natural resources, &
coastal areas that traded in Indian Ocean.
Numerous stone ruins & walls.

13. Major Trade Routes of the Eastern Hemisphere, 1000-1500 A.D./C.E.
Trace the trade routes with specific colors and
label accordingly:
Blue – Maritime routes in Indian Ocean
Purple – Western European river and sea trade
Red – Silk Road across Asia to Mediterranean
Orange – N. Europe trade: Black to Baltic Seas
Green – S. China Sea and S.E. Asia
Yellow – Trans-Saharan routes across N. Africa

14. How did trade facilitate the diffusion of goods & ideas among
Products & Inventions, 289:
textiles
Resource:
Amber
Porcelain
Paper
Printed $
Gunpowder
Magnetic Compass
Baltic Region
Export:
textiles
Europe
Central Asia
S.W. Asia
Export:
textiles & porcelain
Religion, p. 252:
Invention:
Waterwheels & windmills
N. Africa
Persia
Buddhism
China
Religion, 258:
India
Islam
W. Africa
Resource ,373
Gold
To S. E. Asia
Religions, 256:
S.E. Asia
Hinduism
Buddhism
Indian Ocean
Crop, 463:
Spices
Crops,
463:
Spices
Sugar
Invention: lateen sail
Export: textiles
How did trade facilitate the
diffusion of goods & ideas among
different cultures of the Eastern Hemisphere? Use listed page numbers to fill in the blanks.