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Comparing Indigenous State-Building in Africa and the Americas
Synthesize how geography, environmental engineering, and spiritual authority enabled complex imperial governance in Africa and the Americas.
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Civilizations of Africa and the Americas Pre-1600
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Analyze the political centralization, ecological adaptations, trade networks, and cultural achievements of complex societies in Africa and the Americas before 1600.
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9.8aNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th GradeComplex societies and civilizations continued to develop in Africa and the Americas. The environment, the availability of resources, and the use of trade networks shaped the growth of the Aztec, Inca, and Songhai empires and East African city-states. This growth also influenced their economies and relationships with others.
9.8bNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th GradeLocal traditional religions influenced the development of complex societies and civilizations in Africa and the Americas ca. 1325–1600.
9.8cNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th GradeComplex societies and civilizations made unique cultural achievements and contributions.