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TermDefinition
Black death A plague introduced by trading routes (Major Epidemic) Millions of people dead, decline in economy
Marco Polo Italian native who visited the court of Kublai Khan, wrote a book about his travels but many people refused to believe
Ibn Battuta Muslim Scholar from Morrocco traveled to Muslim lands
Margery Kempe Dictated one of the earliest autobiography's about pilgrimage, Life about middle-class woman
Swahili Language blend of Bantu and Arabic, still spoken today (Arabic)
Urdu Language influenced Sanskrit-based Hindi as well as from Africa and Farsi (South Asia)
Lateen Sail Triangle Sails that catched wind easier (Technological Improvement)
Stern Rudder Helped steer the boat (Technological improvement)
Astrolabe Allowed sailors to determine how far north or south they were from the equator
Magnetic Compass Advances in naval technology, Chinese scientist developed (technological Improvement)
Hangzhou Chinese city that showed trade and supported urbanization
Samarkand City on trade route that growed and thrived known as center of Islamic scholarship
Kashgar Once a thriving city known as a center of Islamic Scholarship, declined after a series of conquest from nomadic invaders
Constantinople Present day Turkey weakened after Crusades attacks, plague killed half of the population, city fell to the Ottomans in 1453
Syncretism Combining of two or more religions
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