Ancient Egyptians
What did the Mali Empire use as currency?
Salt and beads
What was the Silk Road?
A trading route
What does the word neolithic mean?
¨New stone age¨
What historical event happened during the middle passage?
The Middle Passage
Who ruled the Mali Empire?
Mansa Musa
What would the Ancient Egyptians do in order to get their yearly flooding from the Nile River?
Sing a hymn to the Nile River
Was the silk trade route apart of cultural diffusion?
Yes
What does religious mean?
Where did the slave traders bring most slaves too?
The Portuguese colony of Brazil
What religion was Mansa Musa?
Muslim
Where did the Egyptians get most of their resources from?
The Nile River
What was traded from Europe to China?
Horses and precious metals
What does taxing mean?
A mandatory payment that must be charged and is collected by the government
How long was the middle passage journey?
80 days
Where did the Mali Empire have salt and gold mines?
Salt mines in North
Gold mines in South
Who is the God of The Dead?
Osiris
What was traded from China to Europe?
Silks, spices, paper, gunpowder
What does pilgrimage mean?
What did most slaves produce on plantations?
Sugar or molasses
Which person traveled the Mali Empire?
Ibn Battuta
What are the four factors of a civilization?
Environment, Protection, Water Access, Economic Opportunity
Who wrote about his journey to the silk road?
Benjamin Of Tudela
What does cultural diffusion mean?
When things such as religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, and languages are spread and shared along routes
What was the transatlantic slave trade?
Exchange of African people for money and other goods
Why did the empire become so wealthy?
They start taxing the trade of items