Chp. 12 Vocab Flashcard

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These are the natives of Australia. They are still around today.

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Aboriginal People

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These are a group of people that lived in modern day Nigeria. They farmed. They did not have a centralized government.

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Igbo

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This is a Native American tribe that was around before the arrival of Europeans. They lived in what we now know as New York state.

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Iroquois

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This was a unique confederation of Native American tribes from the New England region. They joined together to avoid internal conflicts and wars. It started before the European arrived.

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Iroquois League of 5 Nations

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This is the idea that people trace their bloodline through their mom.

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Matrilineal

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This guy was BRUTAL! He was around in the 1400s. He conquered vast territories in Central Asia. His capital was Samarkand.

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Timur

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This was the leader of the Mongol Empire.

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Genghis Khan

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This was the capital of Timur or Tamerlane's empire. It is located in current day Uzbekistan.

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Samarkand

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This is a group of people in the Sahara and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. They are a pastoral society.

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Fulbe

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This dynasty was in China was between 1368 to 1644. It came after the Yuan Dynasty

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Ming Dynasty