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Early Africa and America

Early Africa and America. Review . This meso-american tribe sacrificed humans to appease their sun god. aztecs King Ezana’s conversion to this religion brought it to Asksum and the upper Nile region Christianity This was the great Shona gold trading empire in south eastern Africa Zimbabwe

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Early Africa and America

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  1. Early Africa and America Review

  2. This meso-american tribe sacrificed humans to appease their sun god. • aztecs • King Ezana’s conversion to this religion brought it to Asksum and the upper Nile region • Christianity • This was the great Shona gold trading empire in south eastern Africa • Zimbabwe • This is a deep, black wood • Ebony • The type of falls that prevents travel by boat up the Nile River • Cataracts

  3. These were the Eastern woodlands mound builders • Hopewell • Primary grain of the southwest Amerindians • Corn • Another name for corn • Maize • This is the African language group of south central Africa • Bantu • City of Ghana, center of commercial and learning • Timbuktu • This is the root of the dreaded African sleeping disease • Tse tse flies • Kush center of Iron production • Meroe • These were the spiritual tellers of history for the great Amerindians of the US northwest • Totem poles

  4. This is the culture of the east African city states • Swahili • This is the dominate religion of East Africa • ISlams • This was the famous Malian king who went on a Hajj to Mecca • Mansa Musa • These were the South American natives of the Andes – great engineers • Inca • This is the term for the great African grasslands • Savannahs • This was the primary west African trade item – it was exchanged for gold • Salt

  5. This is primary type of dwelling of the great plains amerindians • Teepees • These are the oral historians of west Africa • Griots • This meso-America tribe of the Yucatan peninsula were great astronomers • Maya • This is the term for the land bridge that allowed the migration of humans from Asia to the Americas • Beringia • This is the dry, arid region just below the Sahara desert. It allows just subsistence living • Sahal • This is the primary building block of the Southwest US Amerindians • Adobe

  6. This is the term for hereditary passed through women • Matrilineal • These were the great festivals of the Northwest US Amerindians – better to give than receive • Potlatches • This was the great staple or “beef” of the great plains Amerindians • Buffalo • This was the great “block” of travel up the Zambezi • Victoria Falls • Site of platonic action where early hominids have been found • Great rift valley • What geographic term describes Africa as an elevated highland • Plateau

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