Ghana Empire
What did the Ghana Empire trade?
Salt and Gold
Who was Mansa Musa Keita?
The richest man in history, who expanded the Mali’s borders to their peak size, converted the Mali Empire into Islam.
What was the capital of Aztec?
Tenochtitlán
What was another name for the Emperor?
"god-King"
What was their religion?
Polytheistic
How did the Ghana Empire grow in wealth?
Started importing and exporting taxes of traded goods
Timbuktu was a what?
Center of Learning
What was the religion in the Aztec Empire?
Polytheistic
Where was the Inca Empire located?
When did the Maya civilization collapse?
800-900 A.D.
Before Ghana became a kingdom what was it?
Farming villages
When did the Mali empire exist?
1200-1400CE
What was their cities built on?
Chinampas
How did they control their vast territory?
Appointing regional governors
Who influenced the Maya?
The Olmecs
What were the Ghana's trade route?
Trans Saharan
Who was Sundiata Kieta
Strong military leader who established the empire from the collapse of the Ghana Empire.
How did the Aztec Empire come to be?
Nomads migrated to arid Valley of Mexico
How did they unify the people they conquered?
By enforcing a single shared language
What was the Maya most known for?
Pictographic Writing
What was their nickname?
"Land of Gold"
What was the official religion in the Mali Empire?
Islam
What was the legend that inspire Tenochtitlán?
They saw an eagle perched on a cactus holding a snake in Lake Texcoco.
Who conquered the Inca Empire? (hint: Spanish conquistadors led by...)
Francisco Pizarro
To appease the Gods what did they do?
Elaborate rituals and sacrifices