apwh vocab quiz TWO!

astrolabe

tech used by sailors to measure height of sun/stars to determine location // cross-cultural diffusion (perfected by muslim scholars but everyone used this to get around)

caravanserai

“resting stops” for merchants who traveled the silk road, served as cultural exchange centers → development of trading cities in central asia

compass

developed in song dynasty, used by many sailors to navigate [indian ocean+trade]

genghis khan

leader/founder of mongol empire who united the [previously fractured] mongol tribes into the empire; popularized meritocracy; decimal army system

house of wisdom

major intellectual center/library in abbisad caliphate (baghdad), scholars, etc

indian ocean trade

trade network linking east africa, middle east, south/southeast asia from 1200-1450; driven by monsoon winds + navigation tech (astrolabe + compass); developed major trading cities/states (swahili city-states, calicut, malacca); traded bulk items (rather than exclusively luxury items); → diaspora communities + (voluntary) spread of islam

lateen sails

triangular sail that allowed sailors to travel against the wind; bolstered/facilitated indian ocean trade

mansa musa

(don’t think this will be on the quiz b/c no textbook mention but was on the doc) - emperor of mali empire who was famous for his wealth, which came from his power over salt/gold trans-saharan trade

manorialism

socioeconomic system of medieval europe in which self-sufficient manors/estates were: established by lords AND worked on by serfs. tied to feudalism.

mita

system of required labour tax (tax in the form of labour) in the inca civilization; central example of incan bureaucracy

mongol world war

term that refers to the half-century of conquests, military campaigns, and empire-building led by genghis khan / his successors starting ~1209

silk roads

trade route that linked eurasia (china to europe); focused on luxury goods (due to travel costs); expanded by the mongol empire (who encouraged trade AND made it safer); popularized paper money/bills of exchange

trans-saharan trade (sand roads)

trade route that linked north africa/mediteranean/west africa across sahara desert; driven by introduction of the arabian camel; spread islam as an important link between traders; responsible for islam+[african] cultural diffusion

mongol khanate

the four regional empires that split from mongol empire after genghis khan’s death [know where this is too]

mongolia

largest continuous land empire founded by genghis khan etc etc etc blah blah blah [make sure u know where ts is it’s a map term heh]

quanzhou

major port city/hub on maritime silk road (connected internal china to indian ocean trade); very diverse (foreigners, diff religions); supported by government ( i think? ) as a commerce-driven city

KNOW WHERE THIS IS, IT’S A MAP TERM EEEEE