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Moutainous archipelago in east Asia - separated from China/Korea by Sea of Japan
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| Influence of Chinese culture |
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- Writing (based on characters)
- Architecture (pagodas)
- Buddhism
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Indigenous (Ethnic) religion of Japan
- Importance of natural features, spirits in nature
- Ancestor worship
- Worshipping the emperor
- Coexistence with Buddhism
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| Ghana, Mali, Songhai - located on Niger River |
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| Located near Ethiopian highlands, Nile River, and Red Sea - Christian kingdom |
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| Located between Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers on Indian Ocean coast - prosperous trading empire - capital in Great Zimbabwe |
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| Economy of West African Kingdoms |
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| "Land of Gold" - first West African kingdom - primary religion was Animism |
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| 2nd West African kingdom - Mansa Musa introduced Islam to region - Timbuktu became center for trade/learning/culture |
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| 3rd West African kingdom - took over Timbuktu - primary religion was Islam |
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- Located in Mexican and Central American rainforest (Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala)
- Main city = Chichen Itza
- City-states ruled by a king
- Economy based on farming and trade
- Polytheistic religion (pyramids, human sacrifices)
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- Located in arid valley of Central Mexico (Mexico City)
- Capital = Tenochtitlan
- Ruled by emperor
- Ecconomy based on farming
- Polytheistic religion (pyramids, human sacrifices)
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- Located in Andes Mountains of South America (Peru)
- Capital = Machu Picchu
- Ruled by emperor
- Economy based on high-altitude farming
- Polytheistic religion (emepror descended from gods)
- Built road system
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| Achievements of Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations |
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| Calendars, math systems, writing systems (hieroglyphics), record-keeping systems, pyramids |
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| What is the ethnic religion of Japan? |
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| How did Shinto influence Japanese culture? |
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| Emphasis on the beauty of nature in art |
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