Vocabulary
Define Theocracy
What is a government of a state by divine guidance?
The explorer that conquered the Aztecs.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Country that embargoed the Dutch.
Who are the Portuguese?
The Nok People.
Who is the first group to use Iron farming tolls and weapons in Africa.
The religion that Mali eventually converted to through traders to the region.
What is Islam?
Define Maritime
What is relating to navigation or commerce of the sea?
The explorer who conquered the Incans.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
Portuguese primary goal for Imperialism.
Looking to control spice and cut out Muslim Merchants.
Gold is their primary export to North Africa.
What is the Kingdom of Ghana?
The end outcome for the Kingdom of Ghana.
What is conquered by the Empire of Mali?
The Spread of cultural elements from one group to another by contact.
What is diffusion.
The explorer who landed in the Bahamian Islands and "discovered" the Americas.
Who is Christopher Colombus?
The three primary causes of death in The Great Dying.
What is Disease, Invasive Crops, Slavery and Warfare
Bantu and Islamic languages/cultures make up this unique combination.
What is Swahili language/culture?
The group of strict Muslims that fought Ghana for 14 years, significantly weakening them.
Who are the Almoravids?
a legal prohibition on commerce?
What is Embargo
The explorer who mapped the coastlines of the Americas and who the Americas are named after.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
The three technologies that led to imperialism.
More Powerful ships, Advancements in Cartography, Additional Navigational Technologies
This is the primary sign of wealth in the Swahili City-States.
What is Cattle
Sundiata Keita.
Who established the Mali Empire?
the combination of different forms of belief or practice?
What is Syncretism?
The explorer who attempted to circumnavigate the globe but died partway through the voyage.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
The 8 Motivations for imperialism. (Give me 4)(you will need 8 on the test, it is free response).
Economics, Religious Fervor, Renaissance Curiosity, Desire for Spices, Lack of Opportunity at home, Government Power, Life at Sea, Interest at Home
In Western Central Africa (Tyo and Kongo), they needed kings to settle disputes. This is the rough translation of their word king.
What is Judge?
Ibn Battuta.
Who traveled 73k miles and documented his journey/also considered one of the greatest travelers in history?