Middle Ages
Who was at the top and bottom of the feudal pyramid?
The king was at the top and serfs/peasants were at the bottom
What is a pardon for a sin called?
indulgence
Why were the Olmecs called the "mother civilization"?
They influenced all of the other Mesoamerican cultures that came after them.
Where were the Mayans located?
Yucatan Peninsula
Mansa Musa was the leader of what African Kingdom?
Mali
What was the series of "holy wars"?
The Crusades
Name two of the new artistic techniques that Renaissance artists used.
They built chinampas
Which Mesoamerican civilization is represented by giant stone head sculptures?
Olmecs
Sonni Ali was the leader of what African Kingdom?
Songhai
What document was signed by King John in 1215?
Who invented the famous printing press, which changed communication?
Gutenberg
The Incas were mainly located in what mountain range? What continent was this on?
Andes Mountains in South America
Which Mesoamerican civilization is represented by Machu Picchu?
Incas
What 2 goods were traded in Ghana?
gold and salt
What two things is feudalism based on?
Loyalty and protection
What was the Reformation?
A religious movement that complained about the Catholic Church and led to Protestantism.
What did Mesoamericans perform as a gift to the gods?
Human sacrifices
Which Mesoamerican civilization is represented by Chichen Itza?
Mayans
Which African Kingdom was the largest, but lasted for the shortest amount of time?
Songhai
What city were the Muslims, Christians, and Jews fighting over?
What is Humanism?
Freedom of thought and focusing on one's individual talents
Why did the Incas need to use terrace farming?
Because they were located in the mountains where this is not great flat farmland.
Which Mesoamerican civilization is represented by Tenochtitlan?
Aztecs
What religion was shared by the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
Islam