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Africa/Latin America

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supreme being a creator of life, stands for good and evil, is distant and detached from the individual person
animism the belief that spirits/gods dwell within living or nonliving things *shintoism in japan
divine rulers chiefs, not just political, but spiritual head of the village
ghana wealth in gold, trade with arabs-major source of gold for europe
decline of ghana almoravids-holy war against ghana, weaker, conversions to islam, defeated by sosso
mansa musa- mali muslim, pilgrimage to mecca, brought back architects, poets, technology, expand kingdom
decline of mali weaker leaders after mansa musa, lost control gradually
decline of songhai morocco envies southern kingdom, separated by desert,morocco attacks win bc of guns
mercantilism economic policy where the purpose of the colonies is to enrich the mother country
encomiendas rewards given to conquistadors that allowed them to demand labors from local populations, turned into slavery
aztecs causeways, chinampas, conquered demanded tribute, formed alliances, polytheist, Cortez: alliances, technology, disease
incans road system, carved into mountains, hanging bridges, relay system, terrace farming, Cuzco, Macchu Picchu, Pizarro
social class system viceroy, peninsulares, creoles
regionalism development of many cultures and people groups due to geography
Andes Mountains backbone of south america, pacific ring of fire: earthquakes/volcanoes
Amazon Basin lowland area, tropical wet-rainforests, leaching/deforestation issue
Amazon River navigable from the coast, diverse/remote people groups
Pampas most fertile farmland
olmecs earliest known civilization preceded Mayan, carved stone heads
mayan lowland areas, social order: king-military, religious leaders, priests, artisans/merchants, peasants,slaves. polytheistic
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