Characteristics
What size population does a complex society have?
large
Who came first, Axum or Mapungubwe?
Axum (1st century CE)
Kilwa was on an island. What was unique about their architecture?
They built from coral and decorated with shells.
Agriculture
farming
Who performed at the 2026 Super Bowl?
Bad Bunny
What is it called when some members of society are ranked higher than others based on money and status?
Social classes/social hierarchy
What are two pieces of evidence that Mapungubwe traded with other countries?
beads from India, pottery from China, olive oil
What religion did Kilwa practice?
Islam
Another word for extra, like in regards to having extra food
surplus
BCE and CE stand for...
Before Common Era and Common Era
Djenne-Djeno's hundreds of terra cotta statues are evidence of...
art/specialized occupations/religion
How do we know Mapungubwe had technology/engineering capabilities?
They built the royal housing at the top of a high hill and archaeologists aren't sure how they moved the materials up there.
What is the leader of Kilwa's government called?
a sultan
Give an example of archaeological evidence.
(must be some kind of artifact or structure)
Pick the false one: human bodies are 60% water, orcas wear other animals as hats, squirrels can run at up to 30 mph
squirrels can only run up to 20 mph
Keeping a YouTube vlog of a vacation is a modern-day example of...
Systems of record-keeping (written or oral)
Axum started with polytheism and then converted to Christianity, or the other way around?
polytheism then Christianity
After Djenne-Djeno grew more crowded, they depended more on what to feed the people?
Growing rice
What do you call large stone pillars?
stelae
Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of what food sticking to the roof of your mouth?
peanut butter
The First Amendment is an example of...
government/religion/record-keeping
What is a similarity between Axum and Mapungubwe?
They both were established where it was good for farming./They both exhibited evidence of engineering and organization.
What is the evidence that Djenne-Djeno had specialized occupations?
Archaeologists found specialized neighborhoods- some for pottery making, some for ironworkers
Ge'ez is...
the written script of ancient Ethiopia (Kingdom of Axum). It is still used in Ethiopian holy books today.
Muslim leaders are called...
imams