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1 Africa

2 Sub-Saharan Africa: south of Sahara desert
Rainforests Mtns. Savannas (grasslands)

3 Great Rift Valley 40 miles wide, 2,000 ft deep 2,000-3,000 miles long

4 Village Life Matrilineal—trace ancestry through mother
Husband’s family gives bride’s family iron tools, animals, & cloth Boys & girls at 12 take part in adulthood ceremonies

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6 Africans- polytheists
Believe spirits of dead live among them Adopted ideas from Arabs (Islam) & Europeans (Christianity)

7 Nubia 2000 BC: upper Nile River Under Egyptian control
Built more pyramids than the Egyptians 700s BC: Nubian pharaohs rule Egypt until Axum invaded Nubia

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9 Axum 500 BC Traded w/ Rome Ivory, gold, exotic animals
Christian kingdom along Red Sea Muslim raids forced them to interior--Ethiopia

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11 Ghana ( AD) Located between salt & gold mines Trans-Saharan trade (across the desert) Salt=most important Conquered by Muslims

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17 Mali Small state in Ghana Sundiata Keita 1200s took old lands of Ghana Cleared land for farming=surpluses Peanuts, rice, sorghum, yams, beans, onions, wheat

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19 Mansa Musa ruled Introduced Islam Built mosques in Timbuktu Went on hajj

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22 Songhai Niger River 1400s Sunni Ali—took over Timbuktu Laws based on Islam 1589-attacked by Moroccans (w/ firearms)

23 Zimbabwe “Great House of Stone”
Between Zambezi & Limpopo Rivers Large stone forts 1400s-declined for unknown reasons

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25 Great Zimbabwe Ruins

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27 Which of the following civilizations was heavily influenced by Egypt?
Axum Nubia Ghana Mali

28 Which of the following civilizations was the only Christian kingdom in Africa?
Axum Nubia Ghana Mali

29 Which of the following is most associated with the spread of Islam in Africa?
Sundiata Kieta Sunni Ali Mansa Musa Jesus

30 What do all of the African civilizations have in common?
Black Plague Large Orthodox Christian Churches Gold They are all in the desert

31 What is the name of the major trade route in Africa?
Silk Road Trans-Continental Road Trans-Saharan Trade Route East Asian Trade Route

32 What feature promoted the development of the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
Fertile fields for farming Salt and gold mines Abundance of camels Sahara Desert

33 How would most African civilizations be described?
Patrilineal Matrilineal Divine right None of the above.

34 Why was salt so important?
It was used as money It was used as a sweetener It was used to preserve food None of the above.

35 What desert is found in Africa?
Gobi Takla Makan Sahara Silk

36 The Americas Migrated from Asia 11,500 yrs. ago Bering Strait

37 Mayas (until 900 AD) Yucatan Peninsula Chichen Itza
City-states ruled by king Society based on: Trade- cacao bean used as $ Agriculture- farmers paid taxes in produce & time

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39 Blood rituals & human sacrifices
Observatories – towers to “observe” the night sky

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41 900s cities abandoned Invasion? Famine? Epidemic? Peasant revolt?

42 Aztecs Most glorious & goriest
Nomads until settled on island in Lake Texcoco– city Tenochtitlan (200,000 people) Ruled by an emperor Pyramid-temples Chinampas- farming maize (corn), squash, beans, peppers Human sacrifices Warfare- way of capturing sacrifices

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46 1519- Spaniard Hernan Cortes
Have cannons & firearms Cortes allied w/ tribes tired of Montezuma 600 Spaniard w/ a few thousand allies conquered Aztecs

47 Incas South America- Andes Mtns. Machu Picchu Terrace farming
Quipus- knots tied in rope for record keeping Quechua- language Potatoes

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50 Polytheistic- human sacrifices
Conquered by Francisco Pizarro 1533

51 Achievements of Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations
Calendars Mathematics Writing and other record-keeping systems

52 Look at the above picture. How are these customs similar?

53 China in the Middle Ages

54 Sui Dynasty 500s – 600s Grand Canal World’s oldest & longest 1,114 mi.

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57 Zen Buddhism – meditation Confucianism Rice & tea
Tang Dynasty 600s – 900s Golden Age Zen Buddhism – meditation Confucianism Rice & tea

58 Sung Dynasty (900s – 1200s) Wealthy class Foot binding – women of the house didn’t have to work – sign of wealth

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64 Mongols Mounted warriors – cavalry Genghis Khan “Universal Ruler”
Conquered Beijing Grandson Kublai Khan Conquered the rest of China Grandson Batu Invaded Russia & Europe Golden Horde

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66 Marco Polo Merchant & explorer @ 17 left Venice for China
Traveled around China for 17 yrs.

67 Japan

68 Japan Archipelago – island chain
Kamikaze “Divine Wind” – typhoon stopped Mongol invasion

69 Shinto Only found in Japan “Way of the kami” – nature spirits
Prayers & rituals to please “kami” Existed alongside Zen Buddhism

70 Torii – Shinto shrine

71 Japan’s Feudal System Emperor
Shogun – general controlled military, $, & laws Daimyo – local lords Samurai – warriors hired by lords for protection Peasants

72 Bushido Code of the samurai “way of the warrior”
Bravery, loyalty, honor Seppuku or “hara-kiri”– ceremonial suicide to avoid dishonor

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