Olmec and Maya
In which country was the the Maya civilization?
Mexico
Which modern day country was the Inca empire in?
Peru
Which country was the Aztec empire in?
Mexico
Where was Hernan Cortes from?
Spain
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Describe one social feature of Islam in West Africa that was different to Islam in the Middle East?
Women had more freedom in West Africa than in the Middle East
How many days did their solar calendar have?
365
How did the Inca adapt to their surroundings?
They developed technology such as terraced farming and irrigation methods
Which Spaniard defeated Montezuma?
Hernan Cortes
Why did Cortes invade?
God, gold, glory
What is irrigation?
Moving water, usually for the purpose of watering crops
What does Olmec mean and why?
Rubber people, because they played the Mesoamerican ball game.
How did the Inca farm in such a mountainous landscape?
They developed the technology of terracing (cutting into the mountains) to make stepped slopes
What would happen if Huitzilipochtli, the sun god, did not receive blood?
He would die and the sun would not come up
Why were European sailors able to sail to the Americas in the 15th Century?
More advanced naval technology
Why are the Crusades an important turning point in history?
Because they helped Europe to move out of the Middle Ages
How did the Maya communicate?
Through the use of glyphs
Which level of technology did the Inca have?
Neolothic
In what year was Quetzalcoatl supposed to return?
1519
What did Cortes and his men bring to the Americas that was so damaging?
Smallpox
During which era did humankind alter the environment through construction and irrigation?
The Neolithic
What did the Maya perform to ensure the sun rose each day and that the crops would grow well?
Human sacrifice
Why did the Inca not become a pastoral society?
Because there was a lack of large mammals for them to domesticate
What did the temple in the middle of Tenochtitlan represent?
The place where the earth, the sky, and the underworld meet
What was the name of the Spanish man that defeated Atahualpa?
Pizarro
What was the name of the period of disruption during which Confucianism began?
The Warring States period (during the Zhou Dynasty)