8.1  Kush and Aksum

(129)  Where was Kush?
 

(129) What present day country is located where Kush was?
 

(129)  savannah
 

(129-30)  What did the Kushites learn from the Egyptians?
 

(130)  Napata
 

(130) Kashta & Piankhi
 

(130)  Who drove the Kushites out of Egypt?
 

(130-31)  Meroe
 

(131)  Where was Aksum?  What country is there now?
 
 

(131)  Who was Ezana?
 
 

(131) terraces
 

(131)  interior
 

8.2  The Middle Kingdoms

(132) refugees
 

(132)  What was along west African trade routes?
 

(132) silent barter
 

(132) Who was Sundiata Keita and what were some of his accomplishments?
 

(132-3) Who was Mansa Musa and what were some of his accomplishments?
 

(133) pilgrimage
 

(134)  Timbuktu
 

(134) Songhai
 

(134) List some of the accomplishments of Songhai
 

(134)  What technology did the Moroccans have that helped them defeat Songhai?

8.3 East African Civilizations

Zimbabwe
(136)  Bantu
 

(136)  Original home of Shona
 

(136)  population explosion
 

(136) What contributed to Zimbabwe's strength?
 

Kilwa
(136-7) Swahili culture
 

8.4  Path ot the Americas

(137)  When did people develop farming in the Tehuacan Valley?
 

(137)  Characterize farming in the Americas 3000 BCE - 1000 BCE:
 

8.5   Mesoamerica

The Olmecs
(138)  When did the Olmecs inhabit Mesoamerica?
 

(138)  Why are the Olmecs called the "mother culture?"
 

The Mayas
(138)  When and where did the Maya culture exist?
 

(138)  Describe Mayan cities/villages:
 

(139)  How did the Maya punish criminals?
 

(139) List some Mayan accomplishments:
 

(139) What theories attempt to explain the disappearance of the Maya?
 

The Aztecs

(139)  When and where did the Aztec culture exist?
 

(139) Tenochtitlan
 

(139)  Describe Tenochtitlan
 

(139)  List some Mayan accomplishments:
 
 

(140) Describe Aztec religion
 
 
 

(140)  Montezuma II
 

(140)  Who conquered the Aztecs and how did they do it?
 

8.6 The Incas

(140)  When and where did the Incas exist?
 

(140)  Describe Inca agriculture:
 
 

(140-1) Identify Pachacuti and describe his rule:
 
 
 

(141) What does Inca mean?
 
 

(141) Describe Inca rules and ways of living:
 
 

(142) quipis
 
 

(142) describe and Inca palace
 
 

(142)  Why destroyed the Inca and why did they do it?