Trade Routes
African Kingdoms
Americas
Islamic Civilizations
Indian Empires
100
How many major trade routes were there?
6
100
What is the main belief of aminism?
All natural objects have a soul
100
Which color is which?
Aztec = red
Maya = Pink
Incan = Purple
100
They translated ancient texts from what countries/ empires into arabic?
Greece and Rome
100
What were the two most imporant rivers?
Indus and Gangees
200
Why were spices important?
Because the food tasted bad and they needed something to make it taste better.
200
Who was the richest king in africa, and what empire did he create?
Mansa musa, Mali
200
What did the religions of the mayans, incans, and aztecs have in common?
They were all polytheistic
200
Where did islam spread?
China, africa, spain, persia, india, fertile crescent, ect.
200
What is the name of the king who changed from a harsh ruler to a bhuddist ruler?
Ashoka
300
What technologies spread through trade?
Paper, Windmills, Water wheels, Compass, or lateen sails
300
Which empires developed along the nile river? (2)
Ethiopia, Axum
300
What was machu pichu used for?
It was a place for religion.
300
What language spread with islam throuhg trade?
Arabic
300
Name three achievments
Advanced astronomy, Decimal system, Arabic numerals
400
Where did textiles come from?
India, China, Middle east
400
What are the three major rivers in africa?
Limpono, Nile, Zambezi
400
What did each civilization do to honor their gods?
Human Sacrafice
400
Why did they make arabesque?
Because they were not allowed to paint animals or people.
400
What type of literature did they write
Fables and folktales
500
Name 5 of the six major trade routes.
Silk roads, Trans- Saharan, Western europe, northern euorope, south china, maritime
500
Why is timbuktu important?
Becuase it was a center for trade.
500
Which was the only civilization without an emperor who owned everything?
Mayans
500
What is the belief of the sunni islamic branch?
The succesor of the prophet has to be worthy of the title.
500
What mountain range is mount everest located in?
Himilayas