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Migration
Vocab
Islam
Mesoamerica
Africa
100

Which is NOT one of the three main types of migration?

A) migratory

B) cyclic

C) periodic

D) oceanic

D) oceanic

100

the act of moving from one place to another

migration

100

There are ________ pillars, or basic teachings, of Islam.


five

100


Identify possible reasons for the decline of the Mayan civilization.

A) natural disasters

B) disease

C) foreign invasion

D) drought

E) no government

A) natural disasters

B) disease

C) foreign invasion

100

Identify the African kingdom that was considered one of the four greatest world civilizations.


Aksum

200

____________ migration involves a temporary move to one location.

cyclic

200

to trade goods without the use of money


barter

200


The sacred teachings of Islam are found in the _____.


Quran

200

cThe principle crop of the Mayans was _____.


corn

200

The ___________ remained the most dominant force in Africa until the arrival of Europeans in the 1700s.

Bantus
300


A move from one location to another with the intention of staying in the new location is a form of what kind of migration?


permanent

300

the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a country or people group


culture

300


What were some of the characteristics of Muslim empires?

A) preserved much of Greek knowledge

B) destroyed all secular literary works 

C) persecuted all unbelievers

D) centers of great learning and art

E) schools and universities were available to all people

A) preserved much of Greek knowledge

D) centers of great learning and art

E) schools and universities were available to all people

300

The remnants of the Maya and the Inca civilizations were both conquered by the _____.


Spanish

300

Two-thirds of all the ___________ circulating in the Mediterranean area came from West Africa.

gold

400

Name at least 5 reasons that people might migrate?

  • loss of employment
  • death in the family
  • religious or political oppression
  • natural disasters
  • famine
  • disease
  • war
  • greater economic opportunities
  • better educational opportunities for their children
  • a desire to live under a government that appears more stable
  • a desire to live in a society that appears more prosperous
  • a desire to join family members who migrated previously
400

a West African storyteller


griot

400

The city of ___________ is considered the center of Islam.

Mecca

400

The Inca Empire was located in the Andes Mountains of _____.


South America

400

What made trade possible across the great Sahara region?


camels

500

The ____________ was one of the most important trade routes, it ran from China to the Mediterranean Sea.

Silk Road

500


The Inca society was based around the family unit called an _____.


ayllu

500

The first great West African kingdom was _____.


Ghana