Transcript This is Jeopardy

Maya
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Mali
Jeopardy
Geography Terms Daily Life Leaders Mixed
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Geography for 100
• Two of the countries in which the
Maya live
• Mexico, Belize, Honduras, El
Salvador + Guatemala
Geography for 200
• The western border of this
African Kingdom touches the
Atlantic Ocean
• What is Mali?
Geography for 300
• These were the most important
trade items in west Africa.
• What are salt and gold?
Geography for 400
• This was the most important
crop for the Maya.
• What is maize (corn)?
Geography for 500
• This was one of the farming techniques
used by the Mayas.
• What is:
– slash and burn
– Mounds in marshes
Problematic agricultural practice(s)
Slash and burn; mono-cropping; overfarming
Terms for 100
• The chief leader of a Muslim
state.
• What is a sultan?
Terms for 200
• Two jobs of a griot.
• What is:
– Storyteller
– Advisor to the king
– Teacher of history and law
Terms for 300
• The name of the trading
technique used by the salt and
gold traders.
• What is silent barter/ silent trade?
Terms for 400
• These are paved roads that
connected the Maya capitol of
Tenochtitlán to the mainland.
• What are causeways?
Terms for 500
• The mathematical base for the
Maya number system.
• What is base 20?
Their first 3 place values?
What are one’s, twenties, and 400’s (20x20)
Daily Life for 100
• Name one feature from the CLASSIC
period of the Mayas.
• Pyramid temples
• Focus on math, astronomy + farming
• Cities
The post-classic era ended with this.
What is the Spanish conquest?
Daily Life for 200
• Until the Toltecs came, this Mayan
social class planned and fought all
the wars.
• Who are the nobles?
This class was also the only one to do this.
What is study the skies / spirit world?
Daily Life for 300
• The Aztecs received corn, cloth,
rubber, and wood from conquered
people just as the Kingdom of
Mali demanded _____________
for protecting trade routes.”
• What is tribute?
Daily Life for 400
• Name two reasons ancient Africans
used masks.
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Celebrations + ceremonies
To communicate with ancestors
To feel a spirit’s presence
To show a family’s symbol
Daily Life for 500
• Two features of common Mayas.
• Gave tribute to rulers
• Farmers
• Women worked at home
• Did NOT get to study skies
Leaders for 100
• The head of Mayan society.
• What is the king?
Leaders for 200
• Sundiata showed his kind heart
through this act.
• He helped the witches gather
herbs from his mother’s garden.
Leaders for 300
• The Spanish banned this when
they conquered the Maya.
• What is writing?
Leaders for 400
• Two features of Timbuktu’s
“Golden Age”.
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Large mud and brick buildings
Library’s collection of manuscripts
Scholars came from other countries
Scholars from Timbuktu were recruited
25,000 students attended the university
Strong trade
Leaders for 500
• Describe three accomplishments
of Mansa Musa.
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Expanded empire of Mali
Reigned 25 years
Standardized trade and law
Built mosques
Emphasized education
– built libraries and schools, brought in teachers
Mixed for 100
• A religious journey made by
Muslims
• What is a pilgrimage?
Mixed for 200
• These people were used for
human sacrifice by the Mayas.
• Who are criminals, prisoners
and slaves?
Why did Mayas sacrifice humans?
To feed their gods.
Mixed for 300
• Describe one achievement of the Mayas.
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Farming techniques
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Art: cloth, pottery, murals
Understanding of astronomy
Architecture
Cities
Trade (by canoe and road)
Mixed for 400
• This organ was taken from a
person for a Mayan sacrifice.
• What is the heart?
Mixed for 500
• Describe one theory of the collapse of
the Mayan civilization, including
SPECIFIC support for that theory.
1.Drought – pollen levels; not enough food
2. Agriculture – bone disease; poor soil leads
to less food
3.Warfare – glyphs/walls; more fighting (fewer
farmers, more dying in war)