Mayas
What type of writing system did the Maya use?
What is hieroglyphics?
What was the capital city of the Aztecs?
What is Tenochtitlán?
The Olmecs are often called the ______ civilization of Mesoamerica.
What was the richest empire in West Africa known for gold and salt trade?
What is Mali?
What is a samurai?
What is a Japanese warrior?
Name something important the Mayans developed.
What is the calendar?
What modern-day country was the Aztec Empire located in?
What is Mexico?
What are the Olmec famous for carving?
What are giant stone heads?
Who was the famous king of Mali who made a pilgrimage to Mecca?
Who is Mansa Musa?
Name the 4 main islands of Ancient Japan.
What is Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
What did the Maya build on top of pyramids?
What are temples?
What type of garden islands did the Aztecs?
What are chinampas (floating gardens)?
What type of game might the Olmec have invented that involved a rubber ball?
What is the Mesoamerican ballgame?
What river was vital to ancient African civilizations?
What is the Niger River?
What type of religion blends nature worship and ancestor spirits in Japan?
What is Shintoism?
What mathematical concept, uncommon for the time, did the Maya use?
What is the number zero?
The primary location for religious ceremonies and rituals
What is Templo Mayor?
One of the largest and most famous Olmec cities.
What is La Venta?
What city became a major center of learning and trade in Mali?
What is Timbuktu?
What was the name of the military leader who held real power in feudal Japan?
What is a shogun?
What caused the decline of the Maya civilization?
What are theories like drought/famine, war, and overpopulation?
A Spanish conquistador who him and his army were horrified by the extent of human sacrifice.
Who is Hernando Cortés?
Name two contributions the Olmecs made to later Mesoamerican cultures.
What are writing, calendars, or religious practices?
What were griots in West African culture?
What are oral historians or storytellers?
What was the code of honor followed by samurai?
What is the Bushido Code?