Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Japan, Africa, and America SOL Review set
A review of Japan, Africa, and America
37
History
9th Grade
04/24/2018

Additional History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
This country had the biggest impact on Japan.
Definition
China.
Term
Two religions that have coexisted peacefully in Japan for a long time.
Definition
Shinto and Buddhism.
Term
What kind of land formation is Japan?
Definition
An archipelago
Term
Japan's landscape could best be described as...
Definition
mountainous
Term
The Sea between Japan and mainland Asia (both names).
Definition
The Sea of Japan / The East Sea
Term
Besides China, another country that has had a major cultural impact on Japan.
Definition
Korea.
Term
Three things Japan gets from China:
Definition
(1) Writing; (2) Architecture; (3) Buddhism
Term
An ethnic religion unique to Japan.
Definition
Shinto
Term
Things that Shinto focuses on.
Definition
Forces of nature, natural features, and ancestors
Term
The official state religion of Japan.
Definition
Shinto.
Term
A man whom people who practice Shinto used to worship.
Definition
The Emperor
Term
Located in Eastern Africa, near the Ethiopian Highlands and the Nile River.
Definition
Axum
Term
East African Christian kingdom
Definition
Axum
Term
Located near the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers
Definition
Zimbabwe
Term
Located on the coast of the Indian Ocean
Definition
Zimbabwe
Term
Capital city of Zimbabwe
Definition
Great Zimbabwe
Term
Three empires/kingdoms located near the Sahara desert and Niger River
Definition
Ghana/Mali/Songhai
Term
Most common two items traded across the Sahara Desert
Definition
Salt and Gold
Term
Greatest trade and learning center of West Africa
Definition
Timbuktu
Term
The native religions of Africa.
Definition
Animism
Term
The most common religion in Africa today and after contact with foreigners in the middle ages.
Definition
Islam
Term
Location of the Mayan civilization.
Definition
Mexican/Central American rain forests.
Term
Main city (capital) of the Mayan civilization.
Definition
Chichen Itza
Term
This American empire was a set of city-states ruled by a king
Definition
The Mayan
Term
This American empire's economy was based on agriculture and trade.
Definition
Mayan
Term
This American empire did not practice human sacrifice or build pyramids.
Definition
Inca
Term
This American empire was located in the arid desert of Mexico.
Definition
Aztec
Term
The main city was Tenochtitlan.
Definition
Aztec
Term
These two American empires had emperors.
Definition
Aztec and Inca
Term
This American empire had an economy based on agriculture and collecting tribute money from conquered people.
Definition
Aztec
Term
This American empire was based in the Andes mountains.
Definition
Inca
Term
The main city/site was Machu Picchu
Definition
Inca
Term
They built and advanced road system (America).
Definition
Inca
Term
Which American civilization had an advanced calendar?
Definition
All of them.
Term
Which American civilization used advanced math?
Definition
All of them.
Term
Which American civilization had a writing system?
Definition
All of them.
Term
Which American civilization had a complex counting/record keeping system based on tying knots in ropes?
Definition
The Inca.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!