Ancient Ghana
Where were Islamic mostly located on the African continent?
Mostly North Africa, in the Sahara desert
What is the name of the most famous King of Mali?
Mansa Musa
This Mayan city, known for its large pyramid called El Castillo, is one of the most visited archaeological sites in Mexico.
Chichen Itza
Who are the two leaders of the Protestant Reformation?
John Calvin and Martin Luther
True or false. The people of Ghana welcomed Muslim traders but did not adopt their religion.
What is true
This is the trade route that led to growth of both Ancient Ghana and Mali
What is Trans-Saharan trade route
This major river was vital to the Mali Empire's trade and agriculture.
The Niger River
The Mayans played this ceremonial game, which was both a sport and a religious ritual.
What did they use to play the game OR what was it called?
A ball, Pok-A-Tok
What is the name of the notice that was nailed to a church in Wittenburg, Germany?
The 95 Theses
Name one reason the kingdom of Ancient Ghana declined
What is loss of natural resources or war with the Almoravids who conquered the capital city
Timbuktu was a center for...
Trading and learning. This city was a busy market place where people came from all over world to trade goods and/or learn at the Islamic University
Mansa Musa established the first Islamic University in this city...
Timbuktu
What were Mayan pyramids used for?
Used for religious ceremonies where offerings were made to the gods and they were tombs for rulers, sacrifices, and valuable goods.
What was the Counter-Revolution?
This Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation included reforms and efforts to counteract the growth of Protestantism.
Ghana grew rich by doing what to all the goods that passed through their borders
taxing them
What medical advancement did the people in Ancient Mali discover
What is new operations on the human eye
Ancient Mali welcomed traders and adopted this religion that the traders practiced
Islam
What did the Spanish do to the Mayan books and why?
The Spanish collected ancient books called codices (plural of codex) written by the Maya and destroyed them because they prohibited the use of the written language because it was un-Christian.
What was the Protestant Reformation? (must mention the purpose)
A religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s. It resulted in the creation of a branch of Christianity called Protestantism.
The purpose was to separate from the Catholic Church due to its differences in teachings and interpretations of the Bible.
Explain 2 ways that trade and religion are connected.
Answers may vary.
The people living in Timbuktu helped create what mathematical system that is the basis of ours today
The Arabic Numeral System
The decline of the Mali Empire led to the rise of which West African empire in the late 15th century?
This mathematical concept, used by the Mayans, was a major advancement and is essential in their calendar system.
The use of zero