a paper currency of the Tang dynasty in China and can be considered the first banknote

instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars

issued by a banker in one city to a merchant who could exchange it for cash in a distant city, thus freeing him from traveling with gold, which was easily stolen

disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism.

inn or rest station for caravans traveling along trade routes

a group (in this case, merchants) scattered far from home who settles together

The process of spread of culture from one place to another over time

goods that were not necessary but desirable and often costly

economic system in which goods or services are paid for through the exchange of a token of an agreed value

Movement of people from rural areas to cities

Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north

A very large flat bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel.

legal currency issued on paper; it developed in China as a convenient alternative to metal coins

These European banks developed during the Middle Ages to aid trade, supported interregional trade in luxury goods.

Seasonal wind in India, winter brings hot, dry weather and the summer brings rain, knowledge of these winds enabled travel on the IOTN

A triangular sail attached to a short mast used by Arab sailors on the IOTN

the hinged plate at the back and bottom of a boat, used for steering

place in a desert; human settlement possible because water from deep underground is brought to the surface, making land fertile

saddle designed for use on a camel

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Unit 2 vocab world

Question	Answer
flying cash	a paper currency of the Tang dynasty in China and can be considered the first banknote
astrolabe	instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars
bill of exchange	issued by a banker in one city to a merchant who could exchange it for cash in a distant city, thus freeing him from traveling with gold, which was easily stolen
Bubonic Plague	disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism.
caravanserai	inn or rest station for caravans traveling along trade routes
diasporic community	a group (in this case, merchants) scattered far from home who settles together
diffusion	The process of spread of culture from one place to another over time
indigenous	native to a certain area
luxury goods	goods that were not necessary but desirable and often costly
maritime	on or near the sea
money economy	economic system in which goods or services are paid for through the exchange of a token of an agreed value
pathogens	organisms that cause disease
urbanization	Movement of people from rural areas to cities
magnetic compass	Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north
junk	A very large flat bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel.
paper money	legal currency issued on paper; it developed in China as a convenient alternative to metal coins
banking house	These European banks developed during the Middle Ages to aid trade, supported interregional trade in luxury goods.

Monsoon Winds	Seasonal wind in India, winter brings hot, dry weather and the summer brings rain, knowledge of these winds enabled travel on the IOTN
Lateen sails	A triangular sail attached to a short mast used by Arab sailors on the IOTN
rudder	the hinged plate at the back and bottom of a boat, used for steering


oases	place in a desert; human settlement possible because water from deep underground is brought to the surface, making land fertile
camel saddle	saddle designed for use on a camel

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