Mesoamerica (II)
The way that the first settlers to North and South America sustained themselves.
hunting and gathering
The occupation of Zhang Qian.
diplomat
Cahokia, a settlement of Mississippian culture, included 120 of these – including one of the largest in the Americas.
mounds
Muslims are expected to do this five times per day.
pray
This mystical approach to Islam sought a close connection to Allah – sometimes through poetry and dance.
Sufis
A lack of draft animals and wheeled carts as well as poor soil made this pursuit more difficult in the Americas.
agriculture
Changan was the capital city built at the height of this dynasty.
Tang
This people spread from Alaska to the Arctic Islands between 1000 and 1500, using kayaks and dog-sleds.
This name for the leader of the Muslim community means “deputy”.
caliph
The Umayyads favored this language and culture.
Arab
Soldiers from this country conquered the Aztecs in 1519-1521.
Spain
This ruling approach consisted of a softened legalism, Confucian ideals, and Daoist metaphysics.
Han Synthesis
He conquered the Inca in 1532, aided by civil war and disease.
Pizarro
According to the Koran, this should be defensive.
jihad
The ulama created this based upon Koran, hadith, precedent, and reason.
shar’ia law
The Olmecs worshipped this type of gods.
feline/specifically jaguar
According to the First Noble Truth of Buddhism, “all is ___________.”
This was one of the biggest achievements of Chavin Culture.
managing to feed itself
In Mohammed’s time this structure in Mecca housed idols, but it later became central to Muslim religious observance.
Ka’aba
This capital of the Abbasid caliphate housed more than one million people.
Baghdad
Members of this group formed a special class beneath the emperor in Aztec society.
warriors
Name of the founder of both the Mauryan Dynasty and the Gupta Dynasty in India.
Chandragupta
They spread from New Guinea to the Pacific Islands, using double-hulled canoes and advanced navigation.
Lapita
The Umayyads began this form of succession in Islam.
dynastic/father-to-son
They succeeded in establishing kingdoms in the Holy Land between 1095 and 1291 thanks to divisions among Muslims.
crusaders