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Currency of Mayans: cacao beans
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Decline in relation of Mansa Musa: 100 yrs after Mansa Musa
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Decline of Ghana: Expansion, Desert Raids, Fell to kingdom of Mali
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Decline of Mali: civil war, military pressure, berbers (nomads),Fell to kingdom of Songhai
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Describe Tikal: paved plaza, pyramids, palaces, public buildings
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Did the mayans use the slash and burn technique: yes they did use the slash and burn technique
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Economy of Ghana: Gold/salt trade, taxed goods
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Economy of Mali: controls gold trade routes
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Economy of Songhai: controlled gold trade routes
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Effects of Musa's distribution of Gold: value of gold declined
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Fall of west african kingdoms: invasion, civil war, military conquest, advanced european weapons
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Government of Ghana: Divine king
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Government of Songhai: centralized rule
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How did the maya worship their gods: sacrifices piercings offerings
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How long was the mayan religious calendar?: 260 days
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How long was the mayan solar calendar?: 365 days
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How many provinces in aztec empire?: 38
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How were the mayan city states united?: trade and alliances
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Ibn Batuta: Traveler, spread knowledge of other lifestyles
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Importance of Olmecs: Colossal heads, Jaguar god, division of labor, central plaza, slash and burn, hieroglyphics, jade, irrigation
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Loose Control of Aztecs: local rulers govern region
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Major aztec city state: Tenochtitlan
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Mansa Musa: Muslim Ruler made pilgrimage to mecca
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Mansa Musa's accomplishments: built mosques, sent students to study in Africa, restored trade routes
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Mayan accomplishments: concept of zero, calendars, found positions of planets, ideographic writing, terraced farming
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Mayan perception of gods: gods were good and evil
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Mayan political importance: theocratic city states, tikal
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Olmec location: Gulf of Mexico
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Olmec time period: 1500 to 400 BC
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political importance of aztecs: tribute, loose control, hierarchy, triple alliance, militaristic
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population of Tikal: 40,000
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Religion of Ghana: Tribal religions (animism) Islam later
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Religion of Mali: islam
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Religion of Songhai: islam
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Significance of Temple of Giant Jaguar: Represented Tikal's control of surrounding region
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Society of Ghana: Matrilineal clans
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Society of Mali: Matrilineal clans/tribes
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Society of Songhai: Matrilineal clans and tribes
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Suni Ali: centralized rule controlled trade routes, islam
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Temple of Giant Jaguar: 154 feet high step pyramid
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Timbuktu: center of trade and learning
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Were the maya polytheistic or monotheistic?: polytheistic
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What two calendars did the mayan develop?: solar and religious
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What type of economy did the mayans have?: agricultural economy
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What was the population like?: small 1000 at peak
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Where the Maya centralized or decentralized?: decentralized city states
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Who maintained the mayan calendars?: priests
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Who owned most of the mayan land?: hereditary nobility
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Who payed aztec tribute?: conquered peoples
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Why did the maya pierce themselves?: human blood was sacred
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Why was the divine king of Ghana powerful?: trade and large army
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year of triple alliance: 1428
