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    1. The document provides information about several early African civilizations and kingdoms including Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. It discusses important rulers like Sundiata, Mansa Musa, and Askia Muhammad. It also covers why salt and slavery were important aspects of these societies. 2. The document then shifts to discussing early civilizations in South America including the Olmecs, Zapotec, Chavin, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. It provides brief descriptions of influential leaders like Pacal the Great and Moctezuma I. It also compares key aspects of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca societies such as their religious beliefs, governments, social classes, and farming techniques

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    1. The document provides information about several early African civilizations and kingdoms including Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. It discusses important rulers like Sundiata, Mansa Musa, and Askia Muhammad. It also covers why salt and slavery were important aspects of these societies. 2. The document then shifts to discussing early civilizations in South America including the Olmecs, Zapotec, Chavin, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. It provides brief descriptions of influential leaders like Pacal the Great and Moctezuma I. It also compares key aspects of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca societies such as their religious beliefs, governments, social classes, and farming techniques

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    1. The document provides information about several early African civilizations and kingdoms including Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. It discusses important rulers like Sundiata, Mansa Musa, and Askia Muhammad. It also covers why salt and slavery were important aspects of these societies. 2. The document then shifts to discussing early civilizations in South America including the Olmecs, Zapotec, Chavin, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. It provides brief descriptions of influential leaders like Pacal the Great and Moctezuma I. It also compares key aspects of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca societies such as their religious beliefs, governments, social classes, and farming techniques

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    1. The document provides information about several early African civilizations and kingdoms including Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. It discusses important rulers like Sundiata, Mansa Musa, and Askia Muhammad. It also covers why salt and slavery were important aspects of these societies. 2. The document then shifts to discussing early civilizations in South America including the Olmecs, Zapotec, Chavin, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. It provides brief descriptions of influential leaders like Pacal the Great and Moctezuma I. It also compares key aspects of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca societies such as their religious beliefs, governments, social classes, and farming techniques

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    Name____________________________________________________________________Date___________

    _________Period_____________
    Africa:
    1. What is matrilineal inheritance? matrilineal a family system in which important
    kinship ties such as inheritance are passed through the mothers side
    2. A griot? Professional story teller
    3. Why was salt so valuable? To replace salt lost by sweat; to preserve food
    4. Was slavery common in Africa? yes
    5. Who is Sundiata? Founder/emperor of Mali
    6. Who is Mansa Musa? Greatest ruler of Mali, expanded empire; bgan 1312 ruled 25
    yrs
    7. Ibn Battuta? Moroccan meidival muslim traveler
    8. Who is Askia Muhammad? Emperor & military commander of Songhai
    9. What was the Sankore Universitys importance? Higher education near Timbuktu,
    Mali
    10.
    Why did Ghana fall? drought, traders avoided city to avoid tolls, Almoravids
    & other jealous neighbors invaded
    11.
    Why did Mali fall?succession dispute led to kingdom breaking up,1of its
    possession,Songhai took over
    12.
    Why did Songhai fall? Askias sons fight over throne, Moroccans invade
    13.
    Timbuktu was a center for? learning and trade
    14.
    Where did the Sub-Saharan kingdoms get their resources for trading? Inland
    15.
    Who did the hieroglyphic artwork in Mali? * scribes
    South America
    16.
    Who was the first civilization in the Americas? olmecs
    17. What influences did the Zapotec have on Mesoamerican cultures? writing and calendar; creation of
    Monte Alban
    18. What influences did the Olmec have on Mesoamerican cultures? ? urban design, rituals, social
    organization
    19. In what ways did the Chavin influence other peoples of the Andes region? art styles & religious ideas

    20.
    Locate the maya inca and Aztec on a map: Aztec (mexico) maya-central
    inca-chile
    21.
    How many classes did the Maya and Inca have? 2 upper and lower
    22.
    Which civilization had no slaves? Circle one.
    Maya
    Aztec
    Inca
    23.
    Describe the Aztec religion. Polytheistic, human sacrifices
    24.
    Who is Pacal the Great and what did he do? Mayan Emperor, monumental
    architecture, expanded power
    25.
    Who is Moctezuma I and what did he do? Aztec emperor, strengthened and
    expanded, built aquedects, and made Tenochtitlan the capital
    26.
    Who is Huayna Capac and what did he do?
    27.
    How are the Aztec, Maya, and Inca governments similar? Their religion?
    Aztec and inca had one king; Maya had several kings
    All religions polytheistic
    28.
    Which civilizations had only upper and lower classes?
    Maya
    Inca
    29.
    Which civilization had no writing system? Inca
    30.
    What creative ways did the Aztec and Inca use to farm? INCAterraces
    (carved steps into mountains). AZTECS-chinampas, floating gardens for farming

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