Vocabulary
Climates and landscapes that surround living things
environments
Fierce warriors whose superior military ability was the key to their success
Aztec
What are buildings for Muslim prayers called?
What was the disease that spread across Europe killing an estimated 25 million people?
Warrior who fought on horseback
Knight
Above ground houses made of a heavy clay called adobe
pueblo
Tribe in the Andes Mountains in South America whose capital was Cuzco
Inca
The most famous ruler of Mali
Mansa Musa
What were written and kept on public display so all people could know them?
Roman Laws
A group from northern Africa
Berbers
An event where the host gave away most of their belongings as gifts
potlatches
People who hunted animals from one region to another
hunter-gatherers
What became important for the economy of West Africa over time?
Name the two greatest Renaissance artists
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
Who invented the moveable type printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
People traced their ancestry through their mothers, not their fathers
Matrilineal
Tribe who lived in western and southern Alaska in multifamily houses that were partially underground
Aleut
What were the two items that made Ghana successful in trade?
Gold and Salt
What served as a strong unifying force among the states and people during the Middle Ages?
Catholic Church
Where did people go to trade for salt, gold, metals, shells, and other goods?
Timbuktu
A form of government in which people rule themselves
democracy
A confederation that included the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca tribes
Iroquois League
Who was one of the Songhai's greatest rulers who supported education and learning?
Askia the Great
Who were the three greatest Greek philosophers?
Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates
Capital of the Aztec nation
Tenochtitlan