| A | B |
|---|
| Christianity will spread inAfrica primarily by | missionaries |
| Islam will spread in Africaprimarily by | trade and armies |
| Axum and Kush | Will stay Christian kingdom despite heavy Muslim influence |
| Ghana, Mali, Songhai | will convert to Islam |
| Timbuktu | important as a religious & cultural center/world's 1st university estab. here |
| Trans-Saharan | a major trade route across northwest Africa |
| Major items traded along Trans-Saharan route | gold, salt, ivory, kola nuts, copper |
| Ghana, Mali, Songhai all were near what major river | Niger River |
| Mali had 2 major Muslim kings | Sundiata & Mansa Musa |
| 2 things that dominated these empires' economies | agriculture and trade |
| animism | idea that spirits live in living & nonliving things |
| both the Japanese & Ancient African cultures believed in | animism |
| Great Zimbabwe geographic location | in southeast Africa located between the Zambezi & the Limpopo Rivers |
| Great Zimbabwe traded with civilizations as far away as | China and Persia |
| the geography of Japan is considered a | mountainous archipelago |
| What country influenced Japan's writing, literature, & architecture | China |
| zazen | a form of meditation |
| type of Buddhism practiced in Japan | Zen Buddhism |
| Buddhism will spread from__________ to_________ | India; China & Japan |
| The Japanese practice both____________ & _____________ | Shintoism & Zen Buddhism |
| WD-Shintoism | The ethnic religion of Japan |
| kami | a universal spirit that is present in all living & nonliving things |
| Japanese also believe in the worship & respect of | one's ancestors |
| how does a person reach Englightment(Nirvana) | through reincarnation |
| Until 1945, the Japanese worshipped their_____________ as a god | Emperor |
| Has anyone ever successfully invaded the Japanese archipelago? | no |
| body of water that separates Japan from the mainland | Sea of Japan |
| Buddha is viewed only as a | teacher/guide |
| Items traded from Northern Europe | dried fish, amber, furs, timber |
| textiles, tea, spices | from India |
| paper, porcelain, silk | from China |
| lateen sails, windmills, waterwheels | all spread by the Muslims over the known world |
| 3 Classic Mesoamerican civilization | Mayas, Aztecs, Incas |
| major city of Mayas | chichen Itza |
| Machu Picchu | major city of Incas |
| Tenochitlan | major city of Aztecs |
| all 3 Meso civilizations held what belief system | polytheism |
| Mayans developed multiple version of | calendars |
| Aztecs & Mayans both practiced | ritualistic human sacrifice |
| slash & burn | farming technique used to clear out the rainforests to grow crops |
| type of agriculture practiced in Incan Empire | terraced hillside farming |
| Incas built 2 things like the Romans | aqueducts and roads |
| this was used to count & keep records in the Incan Empire | quipu |
| all 3 civilizations shared this similar concept | all had developed creation myths |
| fate of all 3 civilizations | conquered by Spanish Explorers |
| Incas | conquered by Pizzaro |
| Aztecs | conquered by Cortes |
| Europeans will bring virus that will kill off most of the native peoples in the Americas | smallpox |
| inca economy based on | high-altitude agriculture |
| example of Japanese Shinto literature | Tale of the Genji |
| Aztec culture based on | warfare |
| staple crops in the Americas | tomatoes, beans, maize |
| Glyphs | The writing system of the Mayans |
| Inca knot tying | used for numerical record keeping |
| Cultural and political center of Incan civilization | Cuzco |
| first major sub-Saharan empire | Ghana |
