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APWH - Chapter 14 Webquest

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http://web.archive.org/web/20010210035839/http://www.humanities.ccny.cuny.edu/
history/reader/ghana.htm
1. What does the king reside? What might be the purpose of locating his home
here?

2. How is cultural diffusion evident in this short selection?

3. Compare the Ghanaian army to the Mongol forces.

http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/h_es/h_es_asaru_frameset.htm
1. Why is Zakariya often called the Pliny of the East? What was the importance of
Pliny?

2. Why might the Muslim armies be especially focused on this city?

3. How was the Hindu defense of the city? Why was it so strong/weak?

http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/h_es/h_es_zubdatu_frameset.htm
1. What happened in 1492? (And your answer better not mention Columbus)

2. How did the Delhi Sultanate respond to Hindu challenges to the faith?

3. Name and explain a culture whose reaction to an established faith was similar to
response.

4. How did the Rajputs respond to the Muslim invasion?

http://www.hubert-herald.nl/IndoMajapahit.htm
1. What were the key emblems of Majapahit culture?

2. How did geography help and hinder this civilization?

3. What contact did this society have with the outside world?

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/zimb/hd_zimb.htm

1. How is Zimbabwes location unique compared to other African civilizations?

2. Briefly describe the Great Enclosure

3. What impresses most archaeologists regarding Great Zimbabwe?

4. The Soapstone Birds are a famous archaeological discovery but their image is
visible where today?

http://www.niaspress.dk/files/excerpts/Nordin_extract.pdf
1. Which three current nations control the region near the Malacca Strait?

2. How did monsoons affect the traders that accessed these ports?

3. Who began to get involved in South Asia in the 17 th and 18th centuries?