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28 Cards in this Set
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People south of Egypt
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Nubia
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African people who originally lived in the area of present-day Nigera - they began a centuries-long migration that took them to most of sub-Saharan (South ot East) Africa; very influential, especially linguistically; no heirachy; Kongo was first kingdom; known for the banana
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Bantu
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Kingdom in west Africa whose rulers eventually converted to Islam; its power and wealth was based on dominating trans-Saharan trade; slave trade
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Ghana
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West African kindgom; it reached its peak during the reign of Mansa Musa; built mosques and schools; powerful and wealthy because of taxes
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Mali
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Kingdom that took the place of Mali; based in the trading city of Gao, rulers built a flourishing city-state; they rejected Mali authority and the ruler, Sunni Ali, conquered his neighbors and consolidated this empire
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Songhay
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Capital of Mali; all leaders became Muslim; people had religious freedom
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Timbuktu
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Ruled Mali during the high point of the empire; observed Muslim by taking the journey to Mecca (hajj); his party formed a huge caravan that included thousands carrying satchels of gold; distributed so much gold that the metal's value declined by as much as 25% on local markets
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Mansa Musa
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East African city-state (on the coast of Africa) society that dominated the coast from Mogadishu to Kilwa and was active in trade; Coasters; spoke the Bantu and Arab (Muslim) languages
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Swahili
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Central American empire constructed by the Mexica and expanded during the reigns of Itzcoatl and Motecuzoma I; women considered important because they gave birth to the warriors; troublemakers
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Aztecs
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Capital of the Aztec empire; later Mexico City
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Tenochtitlan
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Similarities between Omecs, Maya and Teotihuacan
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>Large pyraminds to Gods
>Sacrafice by bloodletting (putting moisture back) >Priests were also killed |
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Spanish could not eliminate this plant
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Coca (cocaine)
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Dispute over Pope (papacy)
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Great Schism
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Epidemic that swept Eurasia causing devastating population loss and economic disruptions; it was also known as the Black Death in Europe; spread through intercommunication (trade); Asia to Europe (carried to Italy); spread by fleas on black rats
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Bubonic Plague
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Won war for France; England benifitted; Joan of Arc lead French into battle (use of cannons) and was on trial as witch and buried at stake
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100 Years War
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The cultural flowering of western Europe; arts and literature of this period reflected greater individualism and secularism than in medieval period and often drew inspiration from classical models; trade between Europe and Asia
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Renaissance
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Navigator; Portagel
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Prince Henry
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Navigator that miscalculated size of earth; died a pauper; not a good mathmatician or scientist
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Columbus
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Porteguese navigator; refused by king because he already had a route; discovered Phillipians; eaten by cannibals
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Magellan
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Disease that killed 95% of the Aztecs and Incas
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Small Pox
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Africans replaced these native people because they were immune to the diseases
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Slaves
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Population that had treatment against Christianity
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Indigenous Populations
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Wrote "The Prince"; believed that you did what needed to be done; don't be nice; faked his own death
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Machiavelli
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Right to use natives; needed approval by the King
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Encomienda
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From Chile and Peru; known for potato and maize; worshipped Sun God; ruler call Inca and were mummified after death
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Incas
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Language of the people
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Venacular
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Conquered Aztec; 250 men conquered an empire of 21 million
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Cortes
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From the Incan Empire; called a meeting of the Elite and then killed them all
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Pizarro
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