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Black Death Plague that spread throughout Europe from trading routes
Marco Polo Italian explorer who traveled to China to the court of Kublai Khan
Ibn Battuta Explorer who visited lots of Islam land
Margery Kempe Dedicated her book to scribes who wrote down her description of her pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Swahili A language used on the east coast of Africa , a blend of Bantu and Arabic
Urdu Language had influences from Sanskrit-based Hindi, as well as from Arabic and Farsi ,a Persian language.
Lateen Sail Popular sails, triangle shape would catch winds from different directions
Stern Rudder Gave ships more stability and made them easier to maneuver
Astrolabe Improved by Muslim navigators, determine how far north or south they were from the equator
Magnetic Compass Compass used by the Chinese
Hangzhou discovered by Marco polo, home to a million people in China , and flourished with art and certain urbanization
Samarkand located in present day ,Uzbekistan , was a stopping point the silk roads and the middle east
Kashgard Located at the western edge of China when northern and southern routes of the silk road
Syncretism combining beliefs and practices between two religions.
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