AP Flashcards

7912817097	Igbo	West African civilization that was extremely undeveloped in politics but fostered trade	0
7912817098	Iroquois	Native Americans found living in the present-day northeastern United States. Miss Rice is an expert on this society.	1
7912817099	Fulbe	Pastoralists who originally lived in Senegal, but moved east and developed Islam, basis of strict Islam. Stateless.	2
7912817100	Ming Dynasty	the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 fought the Yuan and won, Confucianism, nationalism	3
7912817101	Zheng He	Chinese explorer who led large maritime expeditions on junks. Aware of the America's, burned his ships.	4
7912817102	Malacca	Flourishing trading city in Malaya; established a trading empire after the fall of Shrivijaya. Grew more during the 1400s.	5
7912817103	Quipus	A system of knotted cords of different sizes and colors used by the Incas for keeping records	6
7912817104	Tenochitlan	Aztec capital city (now the site of Mexico City) Aztec legend on eagle eating snake.. Chinampas developed.	7
7912817105	Pochteca	Special merchant class in Aztec society; specialized in long-distance trade in luxury items	8
7912817106	gender parallelism	separate but equal, women do certain work, men do certain work	9
7912961880	Sundiata	Founder of Mali, promoted peace and trade. Was Muslim and enforced Shari'a. Replaced Ghana	10
7912984844	Bantu	Gradual migration from West Africa to southern and eastern Africa. Spread agriculture and metallurgy, and basis of many african languages.	11
7913057558	Kongo	Powerful congolese kingdom. Dominated most of the Congo and Angola. Wealth based on trade of raffia, copper, and shells.	12
7913086740	Koumbei	Capital of Ghana. Islam, major player in conversion. Traded gold and ivory. Had 15,000-20,000 inhabitants	13
7913144718	Timbuktu	Camel caravan center. Trade center of Mali and Songhay. Center of Islamic study, 180 universities teaching the Qur'an.	14
7913184511	Mansa Musa	Grand nephew of Sundiata. Ruled Mali during its Hegemony. Built mosques and schools. Known for his extreme generosity along the hajj to Mecca	15
7913214055	Swahili	Means "coasters", traders along the east coast (Mogadishu to Sofala). Also refers to Bantu language. Exported gold, slaves, and ivory.	16
7913241883	Kilwa	East african city-state holding stone buildings and mosques. Held 12,000 at its height (1300-1505). Exported ivory, gold, and slaves.	17
7913268526	Great Zimbabwe	south-central city state that garnered wealth from trade with east africa. Stone walls.	18
7913292079	Ibn Battuta	Islamic scholar and explorer who journeyed throughout africa, europe, and asia. Wrote best account on africa. Best record on Dar-al-Islam	19
7913313315	Ghana	Kingdom in West africa, hegemony, Islam, Gold, Predecessor to Mali	20
7913326919	Mali	Kingdom in west africa, Larger trade than Ghana, capital at Niani. mansa musa controlled Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.	21