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30 Cards in this Set
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Give a statement about KUSH.
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Kush's capital was located at Napa, which was a city that laid along the Nile river.
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Give a statement about KUSH.
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In about 710 BC, Kush conquered Upper Egypt and was ruler of a unified Egypt for the next 50 years.
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Give a statement about KUSH.
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The Assyrians attacked Kush in 671 BC, wich greatly weakened Kush.
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Give a statement about AKSUM.
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Aksum created an ivory trade, and in AD 100s developed an independent kingdom.
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Give a statement about AKSUM.
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In AD 300, the king of Aksum, King Ezana, conquered Kush, which set up a thriving kingdom in Aksum.
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Give a statement about AKSUM.
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The king of Aksum, King Ezana, converted to Christianity, which was a key event in eastern African history.
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Give a statement about GREAT ZIMBABWE. (Shona)
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The Shona were the people that settled into Great Zimbabwe, which is a plateau they built fortified enclosures.
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Give a statement about GREAT ZIMBABWE. (trade)
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Gold was an important trade for Great Zimbabwe, and the Shona took over the great trades of salt, tools, and cloth when they gained control over cities.
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Give a statement about GREAT ZIMBABWE. (city)
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Great Zimbabwe was the largest and most important, which had mazelike passageways and finely cut stone brick walls and buildings.
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Give a statement about SONGHAI. (area)
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Songhai was on a large area, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Chad; it's area was larger than Mali.
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Give a statement about SONGHAI. (province)
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Songhai had provinces each with a governor and officials,and the officials kept conrtol over the kingdom.
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Give a statement about SONGHAI. (ruler)
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Songhai had a ruler, Mohammed I Askia, who built Songhai into a strong kingdom, and made it into a strong commercial center.
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Give a statement about MAlI. (kingdom)
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They conquered over Ghana, and spread over along the upper Niger River.
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Give a statement about MALI. (ruler)
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The Mali reached power under Mansa Musa, which he reigned in the early AD 1300s.
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Give a statement about MALI. (weak)
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The fight for leadership during Mansa Musa's reign weakened Mali, and finally a rebel leader captured Timbuktu and took control.
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Give a statement about MISSISSIPPIANS. (life)
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They lived in the Eastern Woodlands region, and they lived along the Mississippi River.
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Give a statement about MISSISSIPPIANS. (farm)
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The culture flourished in AD 700-AD 1550, and corn was their most important crop.
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Give a statement about MISSISSIPPIANS. (mounds)
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They were great moundbuilders, and the mounds usually marked a central plaza in the middle which stood a temple.
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Give a statement about GREAT PLAINS. (area)
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The area is between the Rocky Mts. and Mississippi River, which is known today as the Great Plains.
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Give a statement about GREAT PLAINS. (hunt)
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The people hunted buffalo, and since there was no horses, they hunted on foot.
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Give a statement about GREAT PLAINS. (buffalo)
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People used the buffalo for many different things, including tepees, which are cone-shaped tents made of buffalo hide.
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Give a statement about MAYA. (advance)
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They are perhaps the most advanced people in the Americas, which occupied most of the Yucatan peninsula and farther south.
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Give a statement about MAYA. (skill)
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They were skilled architects and engineers, which built many pyramid-shaped temples several stories tall.
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Give a statement about MAYA. (religion)
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Their religion was complex, which involved worshipping many gods and closely tied to agriculture.
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Give a statement about AZTEC. (conquer)
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They gradually ruled central Mexico, and grew to include pyramid-temples, marketplaces, and palaces for nobles and wealthy families.
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Give a statement about AZTEC.(pottery)
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The Aztecs made pottery and fine art, which they borrowed from other cultures they conquered.
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Give a statement about AZTEC. (military)
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The military dominated Aztec society, and warriors earned power and wealth; wanted to feed sun god so human sacrifices.
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Give a statement about INCA. (religion)
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They worshipped the sun and moon; the Inca name is called "children of the sun".
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Give a statement about INCA. (language)
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The Incas spoke different languages, and made an effort to unify with the language Quechua.
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Give a statement about INCA. (writing)
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They never developed a system of writing, and kept records by quipu, a series of knots on parallel strings.
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