First Peoples
The Ice Age created the ____________ that allowed Paleo-Indians to migrate from Asia to North America.
Bering Land Bridge
Maize, Beans, and Squash grown together are known as the ___________.
Three Sisters Crops
What were the two most important goods for the West African trading kingdoms?
Salt and Gold
What is a form of government in which the people rule themselves?
Democracy
What was the most important crop for the Paleo-Indians and many of the Native Americans?
Maize or Corn
The Paleo-Indians were constantly migrating because they were following what?
Herds of Animals
____________ is a process created by farmers to make sure all plants get enough water to grow properly.
Irrigation
What was the key river for all three west African trading kingdoms?
Double Points: Why was it important?
Niger River
Double: Because it allowed them to control trade in West Africa
What caused the death of about 25 million Europeans?
The Black Death
Anasazi lived in ____________--aboveground houses made of a heavy clay called adobe.
PUEBLOS
List the four earliest Mesoamerican and South American civilizations in order. Oldest to Youngest.
Olmecs
Mayans
Aztecs
Incas
What is carved into Totems?
Ancestors or animal spirits
He took a _______ to Mecca that spread the word of his wealth and power.
Fill in the blank and tell me who it was.
Hajj
Mansa Musa
Who established a Direct Democracy and who established a Democratic Republic?
DD=Greece
DR=Roman Republic
What is the climates and landscapes that surround living things?
Environments
What did the Mayans and the Aztecs both create?
A calendar
Who lived in igloos, animal hide tents, huts?
Inuits
Name one of the two North African groups we talked about in class.
Berbers or the Moroccans.
The Franks created a large empire that they couldn't control it by themselves so they created what?
Feudalism
Provide one of the three most important cities for the West African trading kingdoms.
Timbuktu, Djenne, or Gao
What was the Capital city of Incan Empire?
Cuzco
5 Native Americans nations formed a political alliance. What was it called?
Iroquois Confederacy or League
The _________ people started the Kingdom of Ghana.
Soninke
Who was the famous European to travel on the Silk Road and live in Asia for 20 years.
Marco Polo
What Pope started the Crusades?
Pope Urban II