Asia and Africa Timeline

1.Capital?- Heilm, or modern day Kyoto
2.Had to compete with which family?- Fujiwara
3.Samurai and Bushido- samurai: body guards to the lords they served bushido: religious, brave, kind, and died honorably
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1.What is a shogun?- a supreme general of the emperor's army
2.Economic effect of defeating the invading Mongols- they went bankrupt, causing revolts to break out
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~thomask/eall271/kamakura_period/images/Heike-yoshitsune_samurai.jpg

1.Daimyo- means "great name"; warrior chieftains who became lords who offered protection and land for work
2.Structure of society- feudalism
3.What European country had contact early on?- Portugal
4.Policy towards outsiders- they welcomed outsiders
5.Matthew Perry- first westerner to be received into Japanese parts, this was due to how advanced his ship was
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1.Emperor Musuhito thought the best way to resist westernization was to- modernize
2.What European courtiers did they like?- German, Britain, and American
3.Where do they try to expand to?- Korea
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1. Where- what is now Nigeria 2.Known for their use of what resource- iron http://www.xtimeline.com/__UserPic_Large/130392/evt110918142900073.jpg

1. What region of Africa is covered by the migrations?- the southern portion 2.What farming technique caused necessary migration?- slash and burn (burning part of the forest and mixing the ashes into the soil for a very fertile area, but the fertility is lost quickly) 3.What technology did they bring with them when they migrated?- iron-working skills http://www.face-music.ch/artuganda/bantumigration.jpg

1.Where is this kingdom?- on a plateau on the Red Sea, south of Kush, in modern day Eritria and Ethiopia
2.Aksum made its living off of what?- trading
3.This was the only Ancient African kingdom to develop a what?- written language
4.Decline of Aksum- to remain Christian and avoid the advancing wave of Islam, they relocated to northern Ethiopia, across the mountains and this new location caused the depletion of forests, soil erosion, and Aksum's eventual decline as a world power
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1.Where was it?- southeastern Africa
2.What happened to it?- became the capital of a thriving state and a center of trade, but it was abandoned for no known reason
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1.Where are these people?- the savanna area, in what is today northern Nigeria
2.Political organization?- city states with local rulers
3. What item was traded in Zazzau?- enslaved people
http://www.blackpast.org/files/blackpast_images/Hausa_City_States.jpg

1.Where?- southern edge of the savanna, what is today Benin and southwestern Nigeria
2.Yoruba kings?- religious and political leaders for their kingdom
3.2 largest kingdoms- Ife and Oyo
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1.Where was it?- South of the Sahara, off of Africa's west coast
2.What good did Mansa Musa do?- expanded the Mali Empire to twice the size of the empire of Ghana and helped make Timbuktu much more popular
http://www.hubert-herald.nl/Mali_bestanden/image006.jpg

1.Where was it?- north of Great Zimbabwe
2.Who took over?- Portugal
http://www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com/images/great-zimbabwe-ruins-b.jpg

1.What is an Oba?- kings or rulers of Benin that claimed descent from the first kings of Ife
2.Significance of Portugese trade in Benin's port at Gwatto- began European interference in Africa
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1. Where were these people?- to the east, at a bend in the Niger River near Gao 2.Notable leaders and why they are important- Sunni Ali:conquered a vast empire, military commander, agressive leader, captured Timbuktu, and, although it took 7 years, captured Djerne (a trade city with a university) Askia Muhammad: set up efficient tax system, chose able officials, central government, and the empire thrived under his rule. http://mcchalsclasses.wikispaces.com/file/view/songhai_2.jpg/180280361/songhai_2.jpg