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Maya, Oh My!
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Faith Shakers & Law Makers
100
This West African empire was known for its gold and salt trade.
Ghana
100
This empire built chinampas, or floating gardens, to grow food
Aztec
100
This explorer’s crew was the first to sail around the world
Ferdinand Magellan
100
This invention helped spread ideas quickly
Printing press
100
He wrote the “Ninety-Five Theses” to challenge the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther
200
He was the famous leader of Mali who took a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Mansa Musa
200
This civilization is known for its complex calendar and pyramids
Maya
200
This explorer conquered the Aztec Empire
Hernán Cortés
200
This person painted the Mona Lisa and studied anatomy
Leonardo da Vinci
200
What does “preordained” mean in Calvinism?
God already decides who will go to heaven or hell
300
Taghaza was important for trading this resource.
Salt
300
The Inca developed this farming method in the mountains
Terrace farming
300
Why were Europeans eager to find a sea route to Asia?
To establish trade with Asia and increase resources, such as spices.
300
This belief emphasizes the value and potential of each person
Humanism
300
This scientist was accused of heresy for supporting the heliocentric model
Galileo
400
What is patrilineal succession
Passing power from father to son
400
What do the Maya, Aztec, and Inca all have in common in daily life?
Agriculture
400
Name TWO ways the Columbian Exchange impacted the Americas
Diseases like smallpox; Natives and Africans enslaved for crops
400
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? Name ONE reason
Wealthy trade cities OR classical heritage of Rome
400
Who said governments should protect people’s natural rights like life, liberty, and property
John Locke
500
This spread to West Africa through trade and scholars
Islam
500
What was the Aztec capital city built on a lake?
Tenochtitlan
500
Which European country DID NOT colonize North America
Germany
500
What is one way Renaissance art was different from medieval art?
More realistic, focused on human form, used perspective
500
This Enlightenment thinker argued for separation of powers in government.
Montesquieu