Social Studies: Module 1 Review

What are two ways the 3 powerful African trading kingdoms were alike?

underground ceremonial chambers at the center of Anasazi communities

businesses formed by a group of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses

warriors who fought on horseback in return for land from nobles

Greek philosopher and teacher who wanted to make people question their own beliefs and think for themselves

a pilgrimage to Mecca made by devout Muslims

a series of plagues that killed 25 million people in Europe starting in 1347

cone-shaped shelters made of buffalo skins

How did the Crusades and the travels of Marco Polo contribute to the growth of trade in Europe?

What are two features that the early civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America had in common?

Native American groups shared this belief.

above ground houses made of clay called adobe

Greek philosopher who wrote "The Republic"

buildings used for Muslim prayer

the climates and landscapes that surround living things

an alliance or political confederation of Native American nations

A strip of land connecting Alaska with Russia that emerged from underwater thousands of years ago

images of ancestors or animal spirits; often carved onto tall wooden poles

Which civilization was the earliest in the Americas and where was it located?

clear and ordered thinking

Scholars who fled the Turkish conquest brought this from the Byzantine Empire to Italy.

Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist, inventor

The first great African trading kingdom

credited with the invention of the movable type printing press

a government in which people rule themselves

What did the Anasazi, Hopewell and Mississippian societies have in common?

Greek philosopher who thought that people should live in moderation and use reason

the movement of people from one region to another

How did Mansa Musa introduce Mali to the world?