African Civilizations
An African civilization that lasted from 11th Century to the 15th Century. They were known for their great gold reserves and Indian Ocean trade.
Great Zimbabwe
A Native American tribe located in the Yucatan Peninsula. They were known for their mathematics and large temples.
Mayan Civilization
Floating plots of land that Aztec peoples used for farming.
Chinampas
An African empire known for their vast amounts of gold and their conversion from polytheistic religions to a syncretic form of Islam.
Mali Empire/Western African Civilization
An European system in which roles on a hierarchy pyramid support each other with providing labor or protections.
Feudalism
An African civilization that traded heavily with Indians and Persians though Saharan Sand Routes. Were known for their 7 powerful kingdoms which were independently ruled.
Hausa Kingdoms
A large Empire located in Central Mexico that derived from the Mexica and Olmec peoples.
Known for their bloody rituals and large city in a lake
Aztec Empire
A Spanish Conquistador that felled the Aztec Empire in 1521. Later became the first governor for New Spain (Mexico)
Hernan Cortes
A Moroccan merchant who visited many Muslim countries with aspirations for trade. When he visited Mali, he was surprised that Malians did not practice Islam the way it was intended.
Ibn Battuta
A subset of Feudalism that focuses on the economic aspect.
All communities were self-sufficient
Manorialism
A religion that Africans adopted from Middle Eastern traders. African merchants and kings adopted this religion to have a better trade partnership with Middle eastern traders.
Islam
A large city with extensive waterways, 200 feet high walls, and surrounded by Chinampas.
Tenochtitlan
A type of farming that Incan peoples used.
Requires a flat hilly surface to plant crops on the sides of mountains
Terrace Farming
The Incan Empire comprised of these two eastern South American countries
Peru & Chile
The Old World:
The New World:
Africa, Asia, & Europe
The Americas
Putting your own culture into a foreign religion
Syncretic
A Native American Civilization that was located in the Andes Mountains stretching over 2500 miles and home to around 10 million people.
Known for their mountains cities and use of llamas as domesticated animals.
Incan Empire
To justify their ruling, Ethiopian leaders would claim they were descendants from...........
Biblical Figures
A Mesoamerican practice that involved tributes to gods.
The Spanish though this was barbaric and not part of a "civilized" society
(Human) Sacrifices
An original document, or other form of evidence, from a historical event/era
Primary Source
Europeans, initially, did not try to conquer Ethiopia due to this being the religion of the Ethiopians
Christianity
Need an Example of at least 2 Conquistadors
Hernan Cotes
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizzaro
Amerigo Vespucci
A time period of revival of classical Rome and Greece
(Frayer Model)
Renaissance
The two main reason as why Hernan Cortes did not attack the Aztec Empire Immediately
Cortes wanted gold from The Aztecs
Cortes was impressed with the civilizations advancements
A Holy War between Muslims and Christians for the Holy Land
(Frayer Model)
The Crusades