Unit 1.5-1.7 WHAP

Matrilineal society

A kinship system where lineage and inheritance are traced through the mother

Cahokia

a group of Native Americans that is best known for the large mounds as tall as 100ft

Pachacuti

A tribal leader that began conquering tribes and form them together as the Inca Empire

mit’a system

Mandatory public service for men between 15 and 50

Carpa Nan

A massive roadway system built by the Inca

Swahili

A language blended with Bantu and Arabic

Indian Ocean Slave Trade

A Strong demand for enslaved workers in the Middle East

Great Zimbabwe

Empire known for its massive wall of stone 30×15ft

Mali

A empire that replaced the Ghana empire and grew rich from a thriving gold trade

Magna Carta

Rights that the king had to respect

English Parliament

The legislature government body for England

Manorial System

Manors/Large estates that have no contact with outsiders and provided economic self-sufficiency and defense

Three field System

One field was planted with wheat

Second field was planted with legumes such as peas to improve soil fertility

Third field remained fallow/unused

Serfs

People tied to the land and usually work on crops

Primogeniture laws

The eldest son in the family inherit the entire estate

Bourgeoisie

Middle class of social structure and included shopkeepers, merchants, craftspeople, and small landholders

Crusades

A series of European military campaigns in the Middle East

Marco Polo

A explorer that described many states, intriguing Europeans to explore those areas

Antisemitism

Jews were thought of outsides and would be expelled from western and central Europe

Little Ice Age

Climates decreased to lower temperatures, decreasing agricultural production, increase in disease and unemployment