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| What are the three climate zones of Africa? | Rain Forest, dry steppes and savannah |
| Why did geographic features act as barriers to prevent easy movement of goods and people? | They had few habors, dangerous rivers, high plateaus and deserts |
| What are the resources found in Africa | salt, iron, gold, and in the modren days it is diamonds, golds, and oils |
| Where was Ghana located? | between the Niger and Senegal Rivers |
| What are some details about the emperors from Ghana? | They held elaborate ceremonies, and were considered semi-divine. He also held power that rested on gold trade b/c he owned all the gold mined. |
| What was the advantage they the army had? | They used iron tipped spears |
| What was the status of women? | They held high status and sometimes held position of power. |
| What happened to Ghana in 1050 AD? | They were overwhelmed by Muslum invaders and then became an Islamic kingdom. |
| What type of history did Ghana have? | An oral history |
| What territories did Charlemange have? | Framce, Italy, and Germany |
| What happened on X-Mas day in 800 AD? | Charlemagne was crowned the Emporer of the Romans by Pope Leo II |
| Who served in the army? | Everyone |
| What is another name for the Magyars? | Hungarians |
| Who set up a school at Aacher? | Alciun |
| Why was this a model for later schools? | B/c they had bibles written and had libraries of Roman and Greek |
| Who was the first Christian king of the Franks? | Clovis |
| What is the donation of Pepin called? | The Papal States |
| What was the job of missionaries? | To spread Christian teachings to Europe |
| What was Cannon Law? | The church's body of laws that applied to religious teachings, the behavior of clergy and even to marriages and morals |
| What was two ways that Cannon Laws were inforced? | By interdict and excommunication |
| What is a tithe? | A tax equal to a tenth of their incomes |
| How did the Maya disappear? | They just walked into the forest |
| What was Tecab? | A major Mayan metropolis |
| What was Mayan math linked to? | Astronomy |
| Who were the ancestors of the Maya? | The Asian people who crossed the Barring Strits |
| What is the chruch higher archy? | priest, bishops, archbishops, and the pope and his parish |
| What is Monasticism? | The way os life in the monasteries and convent |
| What is the Benedict Law? | Could own nothing, obey the abbot, pray and work |
| How did the church get its income? | From tithe, fines collected, and fees from marriages |
| How did the Maya tell time? | With a time machine that was made up of two gears |
| When did the Mayans think that the world is going to end? | Sunday, Dec. 23 2012 |
| What were the purpose of the Mayan pyramids? | They were calenders and sundials |
| What were the dates of the Classisc Mayan Period? | 250-930 AD |
| What was the discovery that shattered ideas about the Mayan? | They were not peaceful people, they were warriors |
| What did the Mayan think that the blood brought to them? | Rain fall, the sun to rise, and the corn to grow also the life of man |
| What part of Christianity appealed to the Mayans? | That the leader would shed blood for his own people |
| What are steppes? | Long dry grassland |
| What are the 2 major deserts of Africa? | The Kalahair and the Nambib deserts and the Sahara |
| Where did the earliest African people live? | The Rift Valley |
