Topic 2.1 AP World

Magnetic Compass

A device used for navigation that shows the cardinal directions.

Rudder

A flat piece hinged vertically near the stern of a boat or ship for steering.

Junk

A boat developed in the Han dynasty that had multiple sails and was as long as 400 feet.

Mongol Empire

The empire that came to be when the Mongols conquered the Abbasid Caliphate.

Cities

A large town

Kashgar

A city located at the western edge of China where northern and southern routes of the silk road crossed.

Samarkand

A stopping point on the Silk Roads between China and the Mediterranean.

Caranvanserai

Inns that sprang up on the silk road about 100 miles apart where travelers and their animals could rest.

Money Economy

A system or stage of economic life in which money replaces barter in the exchange of goods.

Flying Cash

A system of credit that allowed a merchant to deposit paper money under his name in one location and withdraw the same amount in another location.

Paper Money

money in the form of banknotes

Banking Houses

Essentially a bank. Locations where people could deposit and withdraw the paper money they received under the flying cash system.

Bill of Exchange

A document stating that the holder was legally promised payment of a set amount on a set date.

Hanseatic League

A commercial alliance between cities in Northern Germany and Scandinavia.