Earliest Humans & West Africa
They crossed the Bering Land Bridge
What were the houses that the Inuits lived in called?
Igloos
What modern game was similar to the ball games played by the Aztecs & Mayans?
Soccer/Fútbol
What are the four levels of feudal society?
You must name ALL FOUR IN ORDER to get this answer correct.
1. King/Queen/Royal Family
2. Nobles/High Priests
3. Knights/Vassals
4. Peasants/Serfs
A "Renaissance Man", ________ would paint "Mona Lisa" and created blueprints for things like tanks & helicopters.
Leonardo Da Vinci
What two products were vital to maintain power in West Africa?
Gold & Salt
A common characteristic of the Northwestern Native Americans, they would create _________ in the images of their ancestors or spirits.
Totems
Why did the Aztecs & Mayans believe human sacrifice was necessary?
It would feed the gods (they ate sacrifices like the people ate food); it also maintained the universe and kept them alive.
What was the importance of the Bubonic Plague?
-1/3 of the world's population was killed
-Anyone who survived could move up in society
-Those who survived had a drive to learn about what happened to them
Why did scientists like Nicholas Copernicus have to hide their findings?
They could be investigated by the Catholic Church & put on house arrest or excommunicated.
What were most groups before the creation of farming, since they did not have permanent settlements?
Nomadic
Used a currency in Southeastern Native American groups, ________ was a shell that was formed into beads.
Wampum
Who was responsible for the destruction of the Aztecs?
Hérnan Cortez
What was the MAIN impact of the Crusades on Europe?
People developed a taste for new products they experienced in the Holy Lands (spices, apricots, cotton, etc), and wanted to have those in their homelands.
The Printing Press
The main leader of the empire of Mali, ____________ was a patron of the arts & education, as well as someone who helped spread Islam throughout West Africa.
Mansa Musa
Iroquois
Why did the Aztecs have to constantly be at war with other tribes?
They needed constant human sacrifices
Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor who created an empire in France following the fall of Rome?
Charlemagne
Known for painting the Sistine Chapel, ___________ also sculpted "David" and painted "The Creation of Adam".
Michaelangelo
Askia the Great
Seminoles, Cherokee, Creek,
The half-bird & half-snake God of the Aztecs was ____________, who Cortes was mistaken for when he first arrived in 1519.
Quetzalcoatl
The student of Plato who taught Alexander the Great was __________
Aristotle
What was Raphael's most famous painting?
The School of Athens