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7935455279PiyeNubian leader who marched north into Egypt and ruled there for a time0
7935458011Meroeleading city of Nubian civilization1
7935460890Coptic ChristianityChristianity that was started by St. Mark that continues to thrive in Northeastern Africa2
7935461880ApedemekNubian lion-headed god of war3
7935465023Axumcity/empire in Ethiopia that was known for obelisks4
7935466145AdulisAxum's port city that was located on the Red Sea5
7935468775teffgrain crop that was unique to Axum's civilization6
7935470426obeliska stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top7
7935471955King EzanaAxumite king who adopted Coptic Christianity8
7935473327Jenne-jennolargest city/civilization in Niger River Valley that was a collection of small cities around a large town center9
7935475230griotsstorytellers from the Niger River Valley10
7935481566Olmec Civilizationinspiration for all other Mesoamerican civilizations11
7935484089Mayacivilization in Mexico and Guatemala that was made up of many warring states12
7935485272El Miradorcity state known for producing "Great Pyramid"13
7935497536Tikalcity-state known for the Pyramid of the Jaguar14
7935499723Chichen Itzacity-state that has many recognizable pyramids15
7935500881TeotihuacanCity of the Gods that is located near Mexico City; planned cities/two pyramids to start and end streets16
7935504855Julio TelloPeruvian archaeologist who discovered Chavin17
7935505812The Old Templetemple in Chavin that contained an oracle and a circular plaza with relief sculpture18
7935507672El Lanzon14 foot stone that was sunken into the ground that is believed to link Earth with heaven19
7935509263mescalinehallucinogenic drug that was used by priests of Chavin to get in touch with the gods; from a San Pedro cactus20
7935512393Mochecivilization in Northern Peru that was impacted by 13 rivers; known for pottery and warfare; great road system that was basis for Incan road system21
7935516340Lords of Sipantomb found in Peru that contained people and dogs; also had fanged god; layers and layers of clothing and jewelry were on top of the main figure in the tomb22
7935522454Wariwalled city north of Lake Titicaca that was known for the domestication of potatoes and the use of flowerbeds23
7935525567Tiwanaku12,500 foot high city that was known for making stone walls without mortar and developing raised-field agriculture24
7935529015raised-field agriculturedigging parallel ditches filled with water; crops are planted in the grass between ditches, and fish are raised in the water25
7935531883pueblosmall-scale village-like areas that were made of adobe26
7935532736kivaceremonial chamber of a pueblo27
7935534090Chaco Canyonmother house of Pueblo culture in New Mexico28
7935535860Acomaoldest place that continues to have inhabitants29
7935538932Kachina DollsHopi dolls that represent the godsq30
7935539748Hopewell CultureOhioan culture known for making burial mounds and working with mica31
7935541906Cahokiahas large mounds that once were the location of cities32
7935544821Natchezonly Mississippian culture that survived into the era of colonization33
7935547001Great Sunspriests of Natchez culture that got their authority threw their mothers34
7935549772Joseph Smithfounder of Mormonism who believed that the mounds were built by the lost white people and that those people were visited by Jesus35
7935554917forest specialistsgroup of Bantu who provided exotic products from Central African rainforests36
7935557274Zimbabweexample of a Bantu kingdom37
7935558675animismthe belief that inanimate objects, such as trees, rocks, and rivers, posses souls38
7935559168divinersritual practitioners who specialize in the art of divination39
7935561021Sandeleur Dynastyruled by Pohnpei; had a capital city that was made of coral and on the water40
7935562038tatauPacific word for tattoo41
7935564360manareligious power or energy that is concentrated in individuals or objects42
7935564972tapupractices designed to protect the holiness of the priests/cheifs in the Pacific43
7935566130lapitapottery style of Oceania44
7935567208Yapisland that gave offerings to other islands in exchange for tribute from those islands45
7935568902Kon-Tikiship built by Thor Heyerdahl to explore the voyages of Oceanian peoples46

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