Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

JECA Wld Hist Set 2

JECA: next 26 vocab words for World History

QuestionAnswer
Bantu A large family group in southern and central Africa.
Kush Ancient state on the territory of the modern Sudan also referred to as Kushite Empire. Developed during the 8th century BC and expanded towards Egypt.
Aksum Akxum or Aksum is a city in northern Ethiopia which was the orginal capital of the eponymous kingdom of Axum. Axum was a naval and trading power that ruled the region from ca. 400 BC into the 10th century.
Swahili the most widely spoken Bantu languages in east and central Africa.
Mansa Musa The ruler of Mali Empire.
Ghana A country in west africa that was once a powerful empire.
Mali Empire centerd between the Sengal and Niger rivers. They broke away from control of Ghana in the 13th century.
Songhai Empire in West Africa that ruled from early 15th to the late 16th century and was one of the largest African Empires in history.
Sub-Sahara Geographical term used to describe the area of the African continents which lies south of the Sahara.
Sanhel Zone that transitions between the Sahara desert in the North and the Sudain savannas in the south.
Migration Movement of people from one country or empure to another.
Tsetse Flies Large biting flies that inhabit much of mid continental Africa between the Sahara and Kalahari deserts.
Tang Dynasty Develped a political system in which officals were chosen based on merit and education.
Empress Wu Woman chinese ruler.
Gentry Class of landowner who were retired mandarins and had high rank in the chinese nobility durning the Sui and Tang dynasties.
Song Dynasty Ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279 and was followed by the Yuan dynasty.
Songhai Empire in West Africa that ruled from early 15th to the late 16th century and was one of the largest African Empires in history.
Sub-Sahara Geographical term used to describe the area of the African continents which lies south of the Sahara.
Genghis Khan Mongol warrior who united the Mongol tribes into a unified force that conguered mosst of China and Asia. He used superior battle tactics, psychological warfare, and foreign weapons to conquer the land easily.
Sanhel Zone that transitions between the Sahara desert in the North and the Sudain savannas in the south.
Migration Movement of people from one country or empure to another.
Tsetse Flies Large biting flies that inhabit much of mid continental Africa between the Sahara and Kalahari deserts.
Tang Dynasty Develped a political system in which officals were chosen based on merit and education.
Empress Wu Woman chinese ruler.
Gentry Class of landowner who were retired mandarins and had high rank in the chinese nobility durning the Sui and Tang dynasties.
Song Dynasty Ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279 and was followed by the Yuan dynasty.
Mongols the nomadic people of Mongolia
Yuan Dynasty Continuation of the Mongol Empire and the Mongol founded historical state in Mongolia and China, lasting offically from 1271 to 1368.
Genghis Khan Mongol warrior who united the Mongol tribes into a unified force that conguered mosst of China and Asia. He used superior battle tactics, psychological warfare, and foreign weapons to conquer the land easily.
Kublai Khan Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfathers conquest china by establishing the Yuan dynasty and built the capital, Beijing.
Marco Polo Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan. (1254-1324)
Archipelago Chain or cluster of islands in an Ocean or Sea.
Japans Feudal System Ranking and class structure with the peasants at the bottom, shop keepers, then farmers...and so on.
Shogun hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867 - 1868.
Samurai Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy.
Bushido Code of conducdt for samurai during the feudal period in Japan that stressed courage, loyalty, self dicipline and simple living
Created by: hcatalino
Popular World History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards