AP World Modern Unit 2 Latest 2022 Rated A+

AP World Modern Unit 2 Latest 2022 Rated A+ Silk road An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea Trans-Saharan Trade Route gold-salt trade; linked North and West Africa; across Sahara Desert; spread Islam Indian Ocean Trade connected to Europe, Africa, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading network and an area of rapid Muslim expansion. Mongols People from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire in history. Camel Saddle An invention which gives camel riders more stability on the animal and its invention and basic idea traveled along the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade Route Caravans Groups of people traveling together for safety over long distances Ibn Battuta Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan. Marco Polo Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade. Margery Kempe Wrote the Book of Margery Kempe - considered the 1st autobiography in the Eng. language. Chronicles her pilgrimages to holy sites in Europe and Asia. Genghis Khan Also known as Temujin; he united the Mongol tribes into an unstoppable fighting force; created largest single land empire in history. Khanate one of several separate territories into which Genghis Khan's empire was split, each under the rule of one of his sons Bubonic Plague disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population Caravansaries an inn where desert travelers found food and shelter overgrazing Destruction of vegetation caused by too many grazing animals consuming the plants in a particular area so they cannot recover deforestation The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves. soil erosion wearing away of surface soil by water and wind Champa Rice a quick-maturing, drought resistant rice brought to China from Vietnam Diffusion The process of spread of an item or trend from one place to another over time Zheng He (?) Chinese naval explorer who sailed along most of the coast of Asia, Japan, and half way down the east coast of Africa before his death. Lateen sail triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind; used in the Indian Ocean trade Stern Rudder controls the sailing direction of a ship Astrolabe An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets Magnetic Compass Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north Monsoon winds The seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter. Diaspora A dispersion of people from their homeland Yuan dynasty Dynasty in China set up by the Mongols under the leadership of Kublai Khan, replaced the Song () Ming Dynasty Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644; took over after the fall of the Yuan dynasty Pax Mongolica Era of relative peace and stability created by the Mongol Empire Junk A very large flat bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel. Hanseatic League An economic and defensive alliance of the free towns in northern Germany, founded about 1241 and most powerful in the fourteenth century. Nomadic wandering from place to place Mansa Musa Emperor of the kingdom of Mali in Africa. He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca and established trade routes to the Middle East. Ortogh Mongol empire, commercial alliances created to minimize risk Kashgar Located on Western edge of China where Northern and Southern routes of the Silk Road met Samarkand City in modern day Uzbekistan, stopping point on the Silk Road between China and Mediterranean flying cash Enabled merchants to deposit good or cas