Trans-Atlantic Trade
What does Trans-Atlantic mean?
Across the Atlantic Ocean
What was the King called in Egypt?
Pharaoh
What was the writing system in Mesopotamia called?
Cuneiform
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
What animal did the Kingdom of Ghana use to trade across the Sahara Desert?
Camel
Why did Europeans bring slaves to the Americas in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?
To work on plantations (large farms)
What did the Egyptians and Mesopotamians (Sumerians) settle around?
Rivers!
What rivers did the Mesopotamians rely on?
For DOUBLE Points: Were they predictable or unpredictable?
Tigris and Euphrates; unpredictable
What is the Muslim Holy Book called?
Qu’ran
How did the Kingdom of Ghana make all their money?
They controlled the ____ and ______ trade.
Gold and Salt
What happened to African societies when the slave trade began?
The population decreased, especially younger men and women
What river did the Egyptians rely on?
For DOUBLE Points: Was it predictable or unpredictable?
Nile; predictable
What religion were both the Egyptians and Mesopotamians?
For DOUBLE Points: What does polytheistic mean?
Polytheistic; Worshipped many Gods
Why did most people NOT accept Muhammad and Islam at first?
He was monotheistic living in a Polytheistic world.
Trade brought ___________ to the Kingdom of Ghana.
a. Christianity
b. Islam
c. Judaism
b. Islam
List 2 ways in which African Americans impacted the Americas:
1. Language
2. Diet (new foods)
(Also would accept religion and music)
Why did the Egyptians call their river the Gift of the Nile?
Because it was predictable, they were able to prepare. (Gods were happy with them)
What did the Mesopotamians build to honor their Gods?
Hint- located in the center of the city; government and religious centers
Ziggurats
Muhammad was forced to leave Mecca for Medina, which started the ______, or pilgrimage which millions of Muslims take at least once in their lifetime.
Hajj
Mansa Musa spent so much money on his _______ to Mecca that he made Mali fall.
hajj
List 2 ways that slaves faced horrific conditions on ships:
1. overcrowded and unsanitary conditions
2. subjected to diseases
(Would also accept that the slaves were starved and that they faced extreme brutality)
What were the Egyptians obsessed with (they created mummies to prepare for it)?
Afterlife
What was King Hammurabi’s largest contribution to the government in Babylon (Mesopotamia)?
Hammurabi’s Law Code! (Eye for an eye)
How was Islam able to spread around the globe?
Through trade
Conquering new lands
While on his hajj, Mansa Musa asked _______ scholars to return to Mali and they made Timbuktu the center of Islamic learning.
Islamic