African Kingdoms
City in Mali that was created to resemble Mecca
What is Timbuktu?
Ghana became very wealthy trading Gold and salt , plus a resource that is used to make tools.
What is Iron?
Largest country in Africa today.
What is Algeria?
Capital city of the Aztecs.
What was Tenochtitlan ?
Inca's method of record keeping that involved knotted ropes.
What was Quipu?
West African kingdoms were located below this massive geographical feature in North Africa.
What was the Sahara Desert?
Two things traded that were important to the economies of the African Kingdoms.
What were Gold and Salt?
The Inca Empire was located in this continent.
What was South America ?
Sacrificing large numbers of prisoners to satisfy the gods occurred in this Empire.
What was the Aztec?
Floating Gardens called chinampas were created by this Empire located in Central Mexico.
Who were the Aztecs?
King of Mali.....passed out gold nuggets on his journey to Mecca.
Who was Mansa Musa
Trade routes in Africa helped spread this religion
What is Islam?
Exchanging of products and ideas along the Silk Road and African Trade routes is a great example of this
What is Cultural Diffusion?
Located in South America, present-day Peru
What was the Inca Empire?
Incas created these for more farmland.
What are Step Terraces?
Trading using caravan routes along the Sahara Desert contributed to the growth of these African Kingdoms.
What were Ghana and Mali?
The ability to develop a calendar and use ZERO shows advancement in these fields of study.
What is Math and Science?
Mayan Pyramids and Temples show a high level of this skill set.
What is engineering?
The Aztec and Inca empires both expanded their Empires using this method.
What is thru Conquests?
Mayan calendars were based on these two things.
What was Agriculture and Religion?
Largest Kingdom in West Africa. Took control after Mali's decline.
What was the Songhai Empire?
Two and 1/2 times larger than the United States.
What is the continent of Africa?
Awesome Incan ruins set high in the Andes Mountains.
What is Machu Picchu ?
Located in Central America (Yucatan Peninsula) , had population of around 10 million people
What is the Mayan Empire?
Mayans used mathematics and the study of this to help with the creation of their calendars
What is Astronomy?