Songhai Empire
This trade good was essential to the Songhai success, it was literally worth it's weight in gold
Salt
This disease wiped out much of the Inca population after contact with the Spanish explorers
Smallpox
The Aztec belief system contained this practice; they believed that it pleased their gods who had sacrificed themselves to make the world.
Human Sacrifice
The Mali Empire settled around this water source in West Africa
Niger River
This city was built high in the Andes Mountains, it is still a site you can visit today
Machu Pichu
The Songhai Empire became wealthy by trading along this major route
Trans-Saharan trade routes
The Inca Empire settled in this major geographic feature of South America
The Andes Mountains
The Aztecs built these important features to make sure that their capital had a supply of fresh water
Aqueducts
The Mali Empire was incredibly rich in this natural resource
Gold
This vocabulary term describes a belief system that believes in more than one god/deity
Polytheistic
This city became an important center for trade and learning during the Songhai Empire
Timbuktu
The Inca adapted to their environment through the use of this type of farming
Terrace Farming
This Aztec city was built in the middle of a lake
Tenochtitlan
The Mali leader Mansa Musa famously took a trip to this city, passing out gold along the way
Mecca
This city was built using a method of building without mortar
Great Zimbabwe
This leader of the Songhai Empire greatly expanded the territory of the Songhai, taking over the important cities of Timbuktu and Djenne
Sunni Ali
One major reason that the Inca Empire fell was that the Spanish were superior in this technology
Firearms
The Aztecs centered their civilization around this major water source
Lake Texcoco
This African Empire eventually took over the land belonging to the Mali
Songhai Empire
This vocabulary term refers to the process of getting water to crops
Irrigation
This religion played a major role in the Songhai Empire, it was usually followed by the leaders of the Empire
Islam
This Spanish Conquistador took over and ended the Inca Empire
Francisco Pizarro
This Spanish Conquistador took over and ended the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes
This environmental aspect led to the downfall of the Mali Empire. It occurs when fertile land turns into dry desert
Desertification
These are the three key aspects of civilizations that we have focused on during this unit
Environment, Trade Networks, Belief Systems