Mesoamerica
This was the first complex society of Mesoamerica, emerging around 1500 BCE.
Who were the Olmecs?
This wide avenue in Teotihuacan, lined with apartment compounds and massive pyramids, served as the focus of spiritual and civic life.
What is the Street of the Dead?
This peninsula was the center of Mayan civilization, where villages and cities were linked through trade and a shared language.
What is the Yucatán Peninsula?
This North African ethnic group played a key role in facilitating trans-Saharan trade and spreading Islam to West Africa.
Who are the Berbers?
The Renaissance was inspired by these two ancient cultures.
What are Greece and Rome?
This early writing system, developed by the Olmecs influenced later Mesoamerican civilizations.
What are glyphs?
This is the location of Teotihuacan.
What is the valley of mexico?
This mathematical and astronomical system allowed the Mayans to predict celestial events and time their rituals.
What is the Mayan Calendar?
This legendary king of Mali, known as the "Lion King," established the empire in the 1200s.
Who is Sundiata?
This type of education, based on Renaissance humanist ideals, aims to develop better citizens and individuals and is still in practice today.
What is a liberal arts education?
This invention was never used for travel in mesoamerica as it was in Afro-eurasia.
What is the wheel?
These two iconic pyramids were centers for spiritual activities.
What are the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon?
These public structures, found in Mayan cities, hosted games tied to rituals and festivals, drawing large crowds of spectators.
What are ballcourts?
This Malian emperor’s pilgrimage to Mecca in 1325-1326 was so lavish that he caused gold to depreciate in value in Egypt.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Renaissance scholars learned these two classical languages to study ancient texts in their original forms.
What are classical Latin and ancient Greek?
The lack of these animals limited transportation in Mesoamerica.
What large domesticated animals?
The street of the dead came out of this ornately decorated temple.
What is the Temple of the Feathered Serpent?
The Mayans wrote epic texts on bark-paper books, but only this number survived after European colonization.
What is 4?
This valuable West African resource was highly sought after and gave the Empire of Mali an advantage in trade.
What is gold?
This Italian city, despite being heavily impacted by the Black Death, became a cultural beacon by the 15th century.
What is Florence?
This is when the Olmec society declined/disappeared.
When is 500 ce?
These multi-family housing structures, which lined the streets of Teotihuacan, reflect the city’s advanced urban planning and social organization.
What are apartment compounds?
This Mayan title referred to the sacred lord or king, believed to be descended from a local god or goddess.
What is K’uhul Ajaw?
These populations, speaking a common language family, began migrating southward out of West Africa during the 1st millennium BCE.
Who are the Bantu-speaking populations?
Renaissance thinkers referred to this period before their own time as barbaric and ignorant.
What are the Middle Ages?