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24 Cards in this Set
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What was the first African civilization |
The nok people |
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What where they famous for |
They where the first to make iron weapons |
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What was the first African city |
Djenne-Djeno |
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What was the most powerful empire(beside Egypt |
Aksum |
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Before christianity what was Aksum’s main religion |
Animisum |
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Who made aksum’s main religion christianity |
King Ezana |
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What empire caused the main fall of the Aksum empire |
The Arabian empire |
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When did the Aksum empire officially fall |
1975 |
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What where terraces |
Hills used for aggriculture |
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Why was the Aksum empire a good trade center |
North was the Arabian empire and the metateranian, east was the Indian ocean and west was egypt |
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Who was the last Aksum king |
Haile sealeassie |
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This man followed his fathers actions and became the first Roman emperor |
Alexander the great |
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What brought peace,harmony,order, and balance to everyday life in Greece |
Classical art |
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A Greek philosopher who provided the basics of science |
Aristotle |
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Famous Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and odessyess |
Homer |
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Form of Athens government that is still used today |
Democracy |
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Famous emperor who’s assassination led to a civil war |
Julius Cesar |
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The messiah who was crucified by the romans |
Jesus Christ |
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A drastic drop in money coupled with a rise in prices |
Inflation |
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A government in which the people can vote for their leaders |
A republic |
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The land bridge that connected Siberia to Alaska |
Beringia |
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An early American society that influenced many other cultures |
Olmec |
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The original name for corn |
Maize |
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Culture in Oaxaca valley beside the olmec |
The Zapotec |
