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32 Cards in this Set
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What was critical to the functioning of the Silk Road?
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Pasteural nomads who provided animals and safety.
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What military technologies did the Silk Road spread?
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Chariot warfare, mounted bowmen, stirrup.
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Turkish nomads were noted to live in what form of dwelling?
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round, portable felt huts- yurts.
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The mariners involved in the Indian Ocean trade were...
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Multi-lingual/ multi- ethnics groups.
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The Indian Ocean Maritime System forged economic and social ties between what 5 ares?
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East Africa, Arabia, India, China, and Southeast Asia.
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Why were ships in the Indian Ocean Maritime System better prepared for long-distance travel than the Greeks?
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Monsoon winds
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One difference between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean seafaring was that Mediterranean seamen rarely did what?
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Venture out of sight of land.
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What were the significant differences between ships of the Indian Ocean and those of the Mediterranean?
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Mediterraneans used square sails and long banks of oars to maneuver; Indians used lateen sails, Mediterraneans nailed their vessels together; Indians pierced tied, and caulked. Mediterraneans didn't venture; Indians did thanks to monsoons. Bitumen caulk on boat bottom- rare use of oars.
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The early inhabitants of the East African island of Madagascar came from
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Islands of Southeast Asia
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Transplanted foods carried by seafarers to Africa included what?
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Bananas and yams.
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Why was maritime trade better in Southeast Asia than in Western Asia?
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more hospitable ports- better access to fresh water and could sustain a permanent settlement.
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Why was family life in the Indian Ocean coastal areas considered more cosmopolitan?
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blended families were bilingual and bi-cultural.
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The best primary evidence of early Saharan history consists of
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Rock paintings and engravings.
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Which animal was most important to Saharan transportation?
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camel
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What natural resource provided the incentive to trade for southern Saharan dwellers?
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Salt
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The most convincing evidence indicates that camels were introduced to the Sahara from...
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Arabia
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The agricultural area bordering the Sahara Desert is called the Sahel, which in Arabic literally means
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coastland
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What was the importance of trans-Saharan trade?
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connects north and south of Africa
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The Savannah region of Africa was characterized by
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tropical with long grass and scattered forest
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Africa is the home to approximately how many languages, emphasizing its diversity
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2,000
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What constitutes a shared cultural heritage, or "great tradition"?
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written language, common legal and belief systems, ethical codes, and intellectual attitudes.
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What are the broad common elements underlying African life and culture?
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cultivation by hoe and digging stick, forms of kingship, fixed social categories, and approaches to music.
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According to a theory for explaining cultural unity in the sub-Saharan areas, why did populations move into the Sahel?
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climate change
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Pan-African cultural patterns may have been shaped by what factor?
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migration into south/ environmental changes
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The development of metallurgy in Africa involved...
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iron
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Most sub-Saharan languages come from one giant linguistic family, called
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Bantu
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An example used in the text that demonstrated the transfer of practices between civilizations was
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dye-cast coins
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One of the greatest promoters of Buddhism was
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Ashoka
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Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam all spread without dependency on what?
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single ethnic group, of kinship groups
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The Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade fostered the spread of which religion?
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Buddhism
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What facilitated the spread of Christianity to Armenia?
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armenic alphabet
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The head of the Ethiopian Christian church is
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patriarch of Alexandria
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