Africa and Asia
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- The _______ largets contienet
- 2nd
- largest climate zone is
- savanna
- world's largest desert
- Sahara
- resources
- salt, gold, iron, copper, diamonds, and oil
- less than ___% covered by jungle
- 5%
- west african kingdom located between Niger &______
- Ghana, and senegal
- trade dominated by
- salt and gold
- two (walled) capital cities
- Kumbi Saleh
- title of king
- ghana
- islam spread across kingdom. influenced:
-
language
architecture
and
military - Muslim group from N. Africa brought down Kingdom of Ghana
- Almoravids
- Mali kingdom founded by
- Sundiata
- mansa=
- king
- controlled trade routes
- Mansa Musa
- center of trade and learning
- city of Timbuktu
- largest library in the world
- Timbuktu
- rebelled against Mali to gain
- independence
- present day
- Niger
- strong military ruler
- Askia Muhammed
- based laws on Islam
- Askia Muhammed
- divided Songhai into provinces
- Askia Muhammed
- Ruler of Morocco invaded and ended the empire
- 1586
- Hausa migrated to
- Nigeria
- exported
- cotton and leatherworks
- benin
- many farming villages
- benin-exported
- paper, ivory, and slaves
- led by female rulers
- Hausa/Banin
- Kings claim descent from Solomon and Makeda-( )
- Queen of Sheba
- remained
- independent
- primarily
- Christian
- Bantu speaking people
- Swahili
- gender groups of similar ages learned similar skills
- age sets
- by ___'s exported ___________________________
-
1300's
gold
copper
cottong - built stone structures to protect____
- cattle
- _________ brought from Asia
- camels
- ______ winds carried ships to Africa in _______ and back to ________ in winter
-
Monsoon
summer
India - bleding of cultures increased the spread of ______
- Islam
- Tang Dynast
- 618 A.D.
- ______ unified china
- Li Shimin
- independent countries that pay taxes to Chinese government
- Tributary states
- Tibet and Korea became______ after conquered
- Tributary states
- broke up large agricultural estates and redistributed smaller plots to peasants
- land reform
- established a ______ service trained government official in fonfucian philosophy
- civil service
- Tang emperors overthrown in 960-Song Dynasty ______
-
907 A.D.
reunites China - ______ becomes primary crop
- rice
- surplus in ______ allowed for advancements in _____________
-
rice
trade, arts, and learning - wealthy, educated, land owning class
- gentry
- confucianism taught that social order was based on
- loyalty, education, and duty
- farmers, laborers, non-educated class
- peasants
- formed self-governed villages becuase of
- distant central government
- women played a ______ role in society
- lesser
- lost all rights after marriage
- women
- symbolized wealth and nobility
- foot binding
- world emperor-united nomadic tribes to form Mongol Empire
- Genghiz Khan
- 1279
- Kublai Khan completely eliminated Song dynasty
- period of Mongol peace and stability
- Pax Mongol
- mongol dynasty in china
- yuan dynasty
- grandson of Genghiz
- Kublai Khan
- ______ spread news of Mongol advances throught Europe
- Marco Polo
- brilliant dynasty
- ming dynasty
- ______ forced mongol army north
- Zhu Yuanzhang
- re-established Confucian system of gov't "board of censors" monitored ______
- officials for corruption
- sailed to coasts of
-
S.E. Asia
India
Africa - chain of islands. location protects and isolates Japan
- archipelago
- enormous tidal wave
- tsunami
- ring of fire include
- Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and S. America
- divided into clans (uji) ______ was most prominent clan
- Yomato
- believed to have descended from Amaterasu-sun goddess
- Yomato
- women were able to ______
- be leaders
- Japan learned of ______ indirectly throught their connection w/ Korea
- Chinese customs
- buddhims introduced by ______
- missionaries in Korea
- ______ sends students directy to China for studying under Tang Court
- Prince Shotoku
- kana
- symbols representing syllables
- Lady Murasaki ________-
- wrote the 1st novel ever
- name of first novel ever
- The Tale of Genji
- divine winds
- kamikaze
- dramatic or comedic plays that protrayed family of historical events
- kabuki theater
- puppet plays
- Banraku