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Chapter 6 You should know the following terms.


 * El Nino - ** events that are large climate disturbances which are rooted in the tropical Pacific Ocean, and occur every 3 to 7 years. They have a strong impact on the continents around the tropical Pacific, and some climatic influence on half of the planet.
 * Hieroglyphs: ** a picture of symbol used in hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics are designating or pertaining to a pictographic script in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
 * Tributaries- ** is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river, to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge.
 * Montezuma- ** Montezuma or Moctezuma, 1480?-1520, Aztec emperor (c.1502-1520). He is sometimes called Montezuma II to distinguish him from Montezuma I (ruled 1440-69), who carried on conquests around Tenochtitlán . His reign was marked by incessant warfare, and his despotic rule caused grave unrest. When Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico he was thus able to gain native allies, notably in the province of the Tlaxcala. Montezuma, believing the Spanish to be descendants of the god Quetzalcoatl, tried to persuade them to leave by offering rich gifts. That failing, he received them in his splendid court at Tenochtitlán in Nov., 1519. Cortés later seized him as a hostage and attempted to govern through him. In June, 1520, the Aztec rose against the Spanish. Montezuma was killed, although whether by the Spanish or the Aztec is not certain. His successor died a few
 * Deforestation- ** the action or process of clearing of forests; //also// **:** the state of having been cleared of forests
 * Machu Picchu- ** an ancient stone city built by the inca.
 * Columbian Exchange- ** has been one of the most significant events in the history of world ecology, agriculture, and culture. The term is used to describe the enormous widespread exchange of agricultural goods and communicable diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres that occurred after 1492. That year, Christopher Columbus's voyage of discovery launched an era of large-scale contact between the Old and the New World that resulted in this ecological revolution: hence the name "Columbian" Exchange. [[image:columbianexchange.jpg width="685" height="316"]]
 * Chinampas- ** A method of ancient agriculture, once used in Mexico, that used artificial islands of fertile land. The Aztecs used these islands for their crops, because they lived in swampland and it was a way to grow their produce.
 * Atahualpa- ** Atahualpa, d. 1533, favorite son of Huayna Capac, Inca of Peru. At his father's death (1525) he received the kingdom of Quito while his half brother, the legitimate heir Huáscar , inherited the rest of the Inca empire. Shortly before the arrival (1532) of Francisco Pizarro , Atahualpa invaded the domains of Huáscar, whom he defeated and imprisoned, and made himself Inca. On Nov. 16, 1532, Pizarro met Atahualpa at Cajamarca. Invited into the city, Atahualpa was seized and imprisoned. He offered a room full of gold as ransom and at the same time secretly ordered the death of Huáscar. He was tried for his brother's murder and for plotting against the Spanish and was executed. He is also known as Atabalipa.
 * Tropical Zone- **a place where it is tropical zones are. LOcated betwen the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
 * Francisco Pizarro- ** Francisco Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Estremadura, Spain in about 1471 and died in Lima Peru on June 26, 1541. He was the illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro, an infantry captain, and Francisca Gonzalez. Francisco never went to school, and never learned to read or write.
 * Hernan Cortes- **Hernán Cortés was a Spanish explorer who is famous mainly for his march across Mexico and his conquering of the Aztec Empire in Mexico. Cortés was born in the Spanish city of Medellín in 1485. When he was a young man, he studied law, but he soon gave that up to seek his fortune in the New World that was just being discovered by Columbus and others.

Essay Questions: *remember to answer in Great Short Answer Form! Volcanoes and floods are esepecially likey to occur because there are two tectonic plates crashing together on the pacific coast. Floods are likey to occur because the warmer water, warms the air. Warm air holds more water. It is likey going to flood with the added percipation. *Remember to mention El nino. *Answer in Great short answer form!!! Some possibilities of what happen to the Mya are...The people in power din't care how many people died. They even played games with severed heads! The Myan people could have ran awway from the danger. Another thing that could have happend is... instead of finding a way to fix their problems they prayed to their spirits/gods.
 * 1. Why are volcanoes and floods especially likely to occur in Central America? **
 * 2. What happened to the Maya? Explain and support your answer **

South Asia and India Study Guide You should be familiar with the following terms:


 * Caste- ** an inherited social class of traditional Hindu society that seperates people from other classes by birth, occupation, or wealth.
 * Eightfold Path- ** in Buddhism, a set of quidelines for how to escape suffering.
 * Himalayas- ** a mountain range that stretches about 1,500 miles across southcentral Asia.
 * Deccan Plateau- ** a plateau that makes up most of southern India.
 * Mohenjo-Daro- ** a large ancient city in the Indus River Valley
 * Khmer- ** an ancient ethnic group in cambodia.
 * Angkor Wat- ** a Hindu temple in Cambodia, built by the Khmer people.
 * Siddhartha Gautama- ** the founder of Buddhism
 * Vedas- ** in the Books of Knowledge of the ancient Aryans, which were the basis of Hinduism.
 * Aryans- ** an ethnic group that migrated from what is now southern Russia through central Asia, settling in India.
 * Sanskrit- ** the classical language of India and Hinduism
 * Northern Plains- ** plains that lie between the Himalaya Mountains and southern India.
 * Gupta Dynasty- **
 * Maurya- **
 * Buddhism- ** a religion founded by Siddhartha Guatama in India in the 500s B.C.
 * Delta- ** a triangular deposite of soil at the mouth of a river.
 * Hinduism- ** a religion developed in ancient India.

Short Answer: 1. Describe the physical geography of India. What impact has the geography of the region had on the development of India? 2. Describe and analyze the seasonal rains called monsoons. Be sure to describe why and when they happen and the challenges they bring to South Aisa. 3. Describe and analyze Hinduism and Buddhism. Once you have described both, compare and contrast the two.

Ch 21 South Asia Study Guide

Muslim League-a group formed by muslims in india in 1906 to protect their rights. Indira Gandhi Kashmir Green Revolution // Mahabharata-an epic poem about the growth of hinduism. // Dowry Dalits Mohandas Gandhi-

Jute Indo-Aryan Urdu Information technology-technology, including computers,software, and the internet, that helps us process and use information. Sindi-a language spoken in Pacistan. // Panchayat-a village counsel in india. // Mughal Empire-an empire lasting from 1526 to 1707, that covered most of the subcontinent of india. Taj Mahal-the most famous building in india, built by the Mughal empire shah jahan in the 1640's.

RESPONSE BEFORE YOU START TO WRITE!! 1. Who was Mohandas Gandhi? Describe and analyze his teachings. What conditions exist in South Asia today that suggest that not all people learned his lessons or follow his teachings? 2. What is poverty? Why is it such a problem in South Asia? 3. Compare and contrast the rule of Mughals and the rule of British in India. ||
 *  YOU MUST HAVE A PLAN FOR YOUR WRITING! THINK ABOUT YOUR ANSWER AND PLAN YOUR