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46 Cards in this Set
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Who had a calendar with 18 months of 20 days and 5 extra days?
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The Mayans
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How did the Amerindian cultural pattern of development compare to Asia and Africa?
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Were often ahead of Asia and Africa. Pyramids in Peru were built a century before pyramids at Giza. However, started using crops later than the near east
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How big was the Incan empire?
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It extended 3,500 miles between Equador and Chile; included mountain ranges that separate the upper amazon rain forest from the Pacific. The empire contained at least 10 million people within 200 ethno/linguistic groups.
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Who were the "Cliff dwellers"?
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The Anasazi
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Where was the densest population in Mesoamerica?
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The Olmec empire
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Where was the center of Olmec religion?
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San Lorenzo and later La Venta.
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Describe Tenochtitlan
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located on an island in Lake Texcoco. Was the capital of the Aztec Empire; controlled lake level with dams; had a central religious area.
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To what does the term Mesoamerica refer?
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It is a region and cultural area extending approximately from Central America to Honduras and Nicaragua; includes the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, and the Aztec.
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What does the term Olmec mean?
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Rubber People
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What contributed to the fall of the cliff dwellers?
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Unknown but could have been a cold period that resulted in a decline in crops.
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How was Incan society organized?
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Had a king and used a "command economy" which meant they used no money, had no credit, and had very little trade beyond barter.
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What is Popul Vuh?
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The classical narratives of the Quiche Kingdom.
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What is Quipu and what society used it?
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A system of recording using ropes with knots; used in the Incan empire.
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How did the Iroquois differ from other East Coast natives?
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Lived in longhouses and formed the five nations.
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What did Teotihuacan mean to the Aztecs?
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They believed it was the birthplace of the gods.
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Legend of Topiltzin?
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Was the ruler of the Toltecs and was often confused with a god.
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What advantage did Tula's location give them?
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the city was surrounded by steep embankments on 3 sides.
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Three most important crops in Mesoamerica?
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Maize, squash, and beans.
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Why were the Olmecs given credit as the mother culture of Mesoamerica?
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Because they were the earliest culture in the area and later cultures based themselves off them.
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Olmec giant heads?
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Burried underground; 20 tons each; 16 total
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Importance of Jaguar,Jade, and Quetzal feathers?
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They were important religious figures in Mesoamerica.
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Was cotton important to Mesoamerican society?
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Yes; they used it as fiber for weaving and cloth.
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How did humans first arrive in the western hemisphere?
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From Asia, across the bering straights from Russia to Alaska
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Important ceremonial centers of the Maya:
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Every community had a religious center; most important was Tikal and Teotihuacan.
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Hopewell
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Lived in present day Kentucky and Ohio, built burial mounds
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Anasazi
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Cliff dwellers
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Cahokia
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site of ancient city near St. Louis; like mesoamerican cities
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Iroquois
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"People of the long house", lived on east coast, formed league of five nations.
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Huitzilopochtli
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sun god of the Aztecs and patron of the city of Tenochtitlan.
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Where was Cahokia?
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Across the Mississippi river from Saint Louis
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Who were the Inuit people and where was their homeland?
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People who lived in Alaska
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Where did Bantu languages come to predominate?
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The East coast, central, and south Africa.
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Why was the Sankore mosque in Timbuktu famous?
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Because it is the oldest surviving mosque in west africa
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Where is the largest rainforest in Africa?
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the congo rainforest
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Which African nation claims they are the home to the Ark of the Covenant?
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Ethiopia
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Importance of Aksum in trade?
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It controlled trade on the Red Sea.
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Artwork of Benin
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busts, figurines, masks. made of bronze, brass, clay, terracotta, and wood.
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Products of Ethiopia
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frankincense, myrrh, aromatic herbs, ebony, ivory, gold, wild animals, slaves, glasswear, ceramics, spices, exotic item, coffee, and musk
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Major city of Mali
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Timbuktu
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Great Zimbabwe
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known for its stonework and 30 foot walls, name means stone house, controlled the flow of gold and copper in the region.
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Which country had a connection to Solomon and Sheba
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Ethiopia
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Who founded Mali?
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Sundiata Malinke
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What did Askia Muhammad accomplish?
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He made a navy to patrol the Niger river, raised a large army, made peace with Muslim scholars, established several hundred Muslim schools in Timbuktu, and was recognized as the Caliph of the lands on Takrur.
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What did Mansa Musa do?
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He led Mali at the height of its prosperity, was an accomplished soldier, had a lavish pilgrimage to Mecca and handed out so much gold in Cairo that massive inflation struck, founded Muslim schools, and helped spread Islam.
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What contributed to the rise of the Mauryan empire?
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The policies of Chandrgupta which created an efficient administrative system and a large army.
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What did the Aryans contribute to Indian civilization?
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They practiced the Rig-Veta which led to the rise of the Brahaman class.
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