Aztecs and Incas
What is the record keeping method of tying knots called?
Quipus
What was the name of the Arab tribes that lived on the Arabian peninsula?
Berbers
2) How did it make a king/queen powerful?
2) It made a king/queen powerful by being able to control trade, since it was a valuable object/food.
1. Who was the important French leader during the Hundred Years War?
2. What are interesting facts about her?
1. Joan of Arc
2. She claimed she heard messages from saints telling her to help France.
She led the French Army to fight at Orleans, which helped them win the war.
What document was signed in 1215 in England by King John limiting his power as king?
Magna Carta
They sacrifice because they believed that they needed human blood for the sun to rise everyday.
What are the five pillars of Islam?
Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj.
Shahada – The declaration that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His messenger.
Salat – Muslims pray five times a day facing Mecca.
Zakat – Giving a portion of wealth to the poor and those in need.
Sawm – Fasting during the month of Ramadan from sunrise to sunset.
Hajj – The pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims should complete at least once in their lifetime if able.
What are griots in west African society?
They are a storyteller that tells stories with rhythmic patterns, during the rite of passage.
What are two facts about Charlemagne?
He was crowned the king of the Holy Roman Empire.
He united much of Western and Central Europe during his reign.
How did the plague spread?
What are four ways people tried to protect themselves from the plague?
1. Through the trade routes, like the Silk Road.
2. Burn furniture of the infected, Not allowed to leave their houses, Have to keep a distance from others (6 feet), People must expose their furniture and fitting to the wind for 10 Days.
What are two ways each that the Aztecs and Incas altered their environment for their benefit?
The Aztecs created Chinampas, to build artificial farming lands on lakes in Lake Texcoco. They also created canals and causeways to transport materials.
The Incas created Terrace farming, which carved steps into the slopes of the Andes Mountains to create farmland. They created roads in order to travel and move goods.
What are five achievements or contributions that Islamic civilization has given to the world?
What kingdom did Mansa Musa rule?
What are two interesting facts about him?
In what city did he have a great university / library built?
1. The Mali Empire
2. He was the richest man in history. He became Islam to improve trade relations with the Islamic world, and show the wealth.
3. In Timbuktu
1) What was the Hundred Years’ War fought over?
2) Why were longbows an important invention?
1) Because they wanted to see who had the rightful claim to the French throne.
2) It could shoot arrows farther and faster, which allowed them to defeat knights and armour.
What led to the growth of towns and how did this help give more power to the king?
They held daily markets in the town, which attracted many people. This made the economy better, and taxation of the towns allowed kings to gain more money to spend on the army.
How did the Aztecs and Incas treat conquered peoples?
Who defeated the Aztecs and Incas and what are two reasons they were able to do so?
The Aztecs usually allowed them to keep their local rulers and customs. They had to pay tribute, and sacrifice people for their worships.
The Incas required them to adopt the Inca culture, and work through the Mit'a system.
2. They were conquered by the Spanish because they had better weapons, like guns, and the disease (Spanish Flu)
Put the following in the correct order:
The Umayyad Dynasty begins
The Four Rightly Guided Caliphs
The Ottomans conquer Constantinople
The Hijrah – flight from Mecca and back again
The Abbasid Empire begins
4→2→1→5→3
What are three things that the Bantu people spread throughout Africa during their migrations?
What are three important impacts of the Hundred Years’ War?
Stronger national identity developed in both France and England. People began to feel more loyal to their nation rather than to local lords.
The power of knights and feudalism declined. New weapons like the Longbow made armored knights less effective.
France became more unified and the monarchy grew stronger after the war ended. The British Parliament also grew stronger.
1. Describe the feudal system.
2. Describe the manorial system.
1) Feudal system
The Feudalism was a system in medieval Europe where land was exchanged for loyalty and military service.
A king gave land (fiefs) to lords or nobles.
Lords gave land to knights.
In return, knights promised military service and loyalty to the lord.
2) Manorial system
The Manorialism was the economic system of the Middle Ages.
Land was organized into manors owned by a lord.
Peasants or serfs worked the land to grow food.
In return, they received protection and a place to live.