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Chapter 12 Kingdoms of Africa/13 Spread of Culture East Asia
Quiz Tuesday 11.8.11/ Test Wednesday 11.9.11
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Social Studies
10th Grade
11/07/2011

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What were the four African climate zones?(4)
Definition

Savanna

Desert

Rain Forest

Fertile Crescent

Term
List the African Deserts.(4)
Definition

Sahara

Libyan

Namib

Kalahari 

Term
What are the African Rivers?(7)
Definition

Senega

Niger

Congo

Nile

Zanbezi

Limpopo

Orange 

Term
What mineral wealth did Africa have?(6)
Definition

Salt

Iron

Gold

Copper 

Oil 

Diamond

Term
What were three early African Kingdoms?(3)
Definition

Nubia(Kush)

Egypt

Axum

Term
Which animal revolutionized African trade?
Definition
Camel
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What were the early kingdoms of West Africa?(5)
Definition

Ghana

Mali

Songhai

Benin

Hausa

Term
Desertification
Definition
Fertile or cemi desert land becomes desert.
Term
Bantu
Definition
African root language.
Term
St. Augustine 
Definition

Church father

Bishop of Hippo

Term
Griots
Definition
Professional story tellersfrom West Africa.
Term
Tang
Definition
Dynasty, capital- Changen, land to peasants, built Grand Canal. 
Term
Song
Definition
Dynasty, capital- hangzhou, increased rice crops, issued paper money. 
Term
Genghiz Khan
Definition
Mongol general, invaded China (Cavalry, skilled archers).
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Yuan
Definition
Dynasty (Kublai Khan) ruled China, Korea, Tibet and Vietnam from Cambulac, visited by Marco Polo.
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Ming
Definition
Dynasty- Mongols out, Voyage of exploration to SE Asia, India, Arabia and East Africa.
Term
Yamato
Definition
Established first Japanese Dynasty, capital- Nara, later Heian (Kyoto).
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Tokugawa
Definition
New dynasty, centralized feudalism, capital- Edo (Tokyo), used hostage system, later closed country. Pax tokugawa- "Great Peace".
Term
What areas were Tributary States of China?(3)
Definition

Vietnam

Tibet

Korea

Term
What were the advances in science and technology under the Tang and Song Dynasties?(6)
Definition

Gunpowder

Spinning Wheel

Small Pox vaccine

Block Printing

Mechanical Clock

Movable Type

Term
List the groups in Japan's Feudal Society(6)
Definition

Emperor

Shogun

Daimyo

Samurai (Warrior Knights)

Peasants & Artisans

Merchants

Term
Chinese practice of crippling girls
Definition
footbinding
Term
Chinese Daoist Poet
Definition
Li Bo
Term
Chinese Realist Poet
Definition
Tu Fu
Term
Japanese religious traditions
Definition
Shinto
Term
Samurai codes
Definition
Bushido
Term
Ritual suicide
Definition
Seppuku
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"Divine Wind"
Definition
Kamikaze
Term
Japanese drama
Definition
Kabuki
Term
Poetry with 17 syllables
Definition
Haiku
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