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Silk Road System of caravan routes across Central Asia, carried silk and other goods; spread religions (Islam, Buddhism, Christianity), technologies and diseases
Indian Ocean Trade Connected South Asia, Africa, China, and Europe, maritime trade route; spread Islam, ideas, goods
Trans-Saharan Trade trade route across the Sahara; traded gold, slaves, salt, ivory, camels; camels saddles were crucial; spread Islam and connected West Africa for hajj
Magnetic Compass Chinese invention- you know what a compass is
Rudder Improved trade- you know what a rudder is
Junk Ship Chinese invention, flat bottomed and designed for long distance trade + participation in Tribute System
Kashgar Central Asian city; where East and West Silk Roads met; on westernmost border of China
Samarkand Influential trade city during rule of Timur Lane; key trading center in Silk Roads; had decorated mosques and tombs
Paper Money Chinese invention; helped trade; we know what money is
Caravanserai Inn with a central courtyard for traders in North Africa or Asia; protected traders + let camels rest; facilitated trade
Hanseatic League organization of North German + Scandinavian cities for commercial trade
Porcelain Chinese invention; high demand luxury good traded on Silk Road + Indian Ocean Trade
Monsoon Winds seasonal winds in India; winter monsoon= hot, dry weather, summer monsoon= rain
Spice Islands European name for Moluccas (islands in SE Asia) that had high demand spices like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg
Diaspora Dispersion of people from their homeland
Dhow Ships Arab sailing vessels with triangular/lanteen sails, strong influence of European ship design
Mansa Musa Rich man who spent all his money on his hajj next question
Timbuktu Mali trading city, became center of wealth and knowledge due to position in Trans-Saharan trade network; libraries, universities, mosques
Camel Saddle you know what a saddle is
Caravan group of traveling merchants + animals
Sundiata Founder of Mali empire; crushed his enemies and gained control of gold supply in Trans-Saharan
Khan name for Mongol ruler
Khanates Regional Mongol kingdoms that emerged after the death of Ghengis Khan
Pax Mongolica period of ~150 years of relative peace + stability under Mongol rule
Golden Horde Khanate in southern Russia, adopted Turkic language and Islam, mostly steppe peoples
il-Khanate Khanate that ruled over Persia; assimilated most in the end, and many Mongols did not leave once Mongol rule collapsed
Yuan Dynasty Mongol rule of China; kept the bureaucratic structure but put Mongols or Persians in charge; ignored exam system, treated Chinese as second class
Bubonic Plague we all know the Black Death
Gunpowder Chinese invention; spread through Silk Road;- grey dust go boom
Ibn Battuta Morrocan Muslim scholar; traveled extensively and documented his travels all through Afro-Eurasia
Marco Polo Italian explorer and author; traveled to China many times; responsible for knowledge trade between Europe and China at time
Margery Kemp Wrote first autobiography in English language; claimed to have visions and documented trips to holy sites in Europe + Asia
Swahili City-States city-states along African coast; active members in Indian Ocean Trade; syncretism in beliefs and language with Islam/Arabic influences and African ones
Zheng He Ming Dynasty naval explorer who facilitated Chinese Indian Ocean Trade as well as widened Tribute System
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