Religion
WAS RELIGION IMPORTANT TO THE AZTECS?
Dominated Aztec life
What is Oral Tradition
Native American storytellers memorized history and beliefs and retold them over and over. This was how they passed down knowledge.
WHAT IS THE LAND-BRIDGE THEORY?
10,000-100,000 years ago, glaciers covered most of the Earth.
Who made the first Democracy.
Athens is the 1st DIRECT DEMOCRACY- a form of gov’t in which an assembly of ordinary citizens make decisions
WHAT WERE THE 3 LARGEST AMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS?
Mayas
Aztecs
Incas
Who is Muhammad?
Prophet and founder of Islam.
What are some Trade Goods?
Salt, gold, spices, pottery, silk, ivory, furs.
WHERE DID THE MAYAS LIVE?
Lived in Mexico and Central America
What are the CRUSADES?
Exposed people to different ideas, customs, technology, and beliefs that they eventually brought back to Europe.
WHEN DID THE MAYAS LIVE?
Lived between 250 AD – 900AD
What are the followers of Muhammad called?
Followers called Muslims
WHAT DID INCAN ARTISANS PRODUCE?
Fine weavings
Metalwork
Rulers wore gold and silver jewelry
Gold was used as decoration, not $$, it was illegal to remove from the city
WHAT SPECIAL METHOD DID AZTECS USE TO FARM?
Farmers raised crops on floating platforms
Who is VASCO DA GAMA?
Portuguese sailor who passed Southern tip of Africa and continued to Eastern India.
NAME SOME MAYAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Art
System of government
Written language
Created most accurate known until modern times
WHERE DID THE INCAS LIVE?
The empire stretched down the coast of South America, across the Andes, and the Atacama desert to the fringes of the Amazon rain forest.
WHERE DID THE AZTECS LIVE?
Mainly in present day Mexico
WHAT WAS THE INCAN CAPITAL?
Cuzco