MP1
The three ancient civilizations studied in this marking period
The two major trade routes we studied
Trans Saharan Trade Route and the Silk Road
The Three G's and their meaning
God, Gold, and Glory. Motivators of Colonization.
The responsibility of the white man to civilize and conquer the rest of the world, particularly Africa and Asia.
The difference between a primary and a secondary source.
A primary source was written during the event and a secondary source was written after the event.
Locate the 3 ancient civilizations on the big map
Present day Mexico (Olmec), Egypt (Ancient Egypt), and Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Describe the Golden Age of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Intellectual development of math, science, and medicine. Large cities. Well organized systems of education and science. etc.
The 3 pre-colonial empires we studied in the Americas.
Describe Mansa Musa's significance.
Mansa Musa was the richest person to ever live. He was the king of the Mali Empire and made a fortune in the gold and salt trade. He used his money to create a huge empire full of educational and religious centers.
Christians and Muslims
Demographic Map
Describe the relationship between Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire
Ancient Greece greatly influenced the Roman Empire due to CULTURAL EXCHANGE after the Romans took over the Greeks as part of their EMPIRE BUILDING.
The names of the Aztec king and the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire.
Moctezuma and Hernan Cortes
The king of Belgium during the time of the Scramble for Africa.
King Leopold II.
The origin of the Black Death/Plague.
RATS! Fleas spread the disease from rats to humans.
The king known for creating the first written laws AND one of the famous laws.
King Hammurabi and "an eye for an eye", "chopping off hands", etc.
The definition of GLOBALIZATION and how it applies to the Middle Ages.
GLOBALIZATION: A process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments of different nations. People, companies, and governments from all over the world becoming more connected and dependent on each other
The Middle Ages became GLOBALIZED due to larger empires and trade routes spreading knowledge and goods across continents.
Definition of colonization.
The act of conquering land and people for political and economic gain.
The purpose and result of the Berlin Conference.
To divide the continent of Africa up among European colonial powers.
The social hierarchy in Feudal/Medieval Europe.
King, Lords, Knights, Peasants.
The 7 components of civilization
Social hierarchy, job specialization, government, language, technology, religion, and cities
The capital city of the Abbasid Caliphate
Baghdad
A speech that Spanish conquistadors read aloud in Latin when arriving to a new land. This document established them as the rightful owners of the land and threatened war and death to anyone who did not comply.
The way historians, linguists, and archeologists have studied the Bantu Expansion.
They have studied the languages that are a part of the Bantu Language group for similarities in words and phrases to understand how the Bantu people spread from Cameroon to southern Africa.
The year Kenya achieved independence.
1963.