AP World History: Modern - Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (The Silk Roads) - Vocabulary

Vocabulary of 2.1 APWH.

Silk Roads

started 1300 years before 8th-9th centuries

revived in 8th-9th century

essential to interregional trade trade in the 14th & 15th centuries

caravans

groups of merchant groups

made trade on the Silk Roads safer

paper money

developed by the Chinese

managed increasing trade

Mongol Empire

conquered Abbasid empire in 1258

most important to the Silk Roads

conquered China in 14th century

controlled many Silk Roads

improved roads

punished bandits

junk

developed in Han Dynasty

similar to S.W. Asian dhow

multiple sails

could be as long as 400 feet

divided into compartments

Kashgar

western edge of China

where northern & southern Silk Roads crossed

connected C. Asia, India, Persia, and Pakistan

sits where Taklamakan Desert meets the Tian Shan Mountains

watered by Kashgar River

fertile

once Buddhist but became an Islamic place of scholarship

grew wheat, rice, fruits, and cotton

market of handicrafts/food (depended on for basic needs)

produced textiles, rugs, leather goods, and pottery

Samarkand

present-day Uzbekistan

Zeravshan River valley

stopping point on the Silk Roads between China and the Mediterranean

cultural exchange

diverse religiously

artisans

Islamic scholarship/architecture

caravanserai

inns

100 miles apart

rest place

Persian word for caravan and place

Persian Empire

money economy

first used by China

use of money rather than commodity

flying cash

money that could be deposited in one location and withdrawn from another

Chinese

banking houses

1300s

Europe

modeled by the Chinese paper money banks

bill of exchange

document stating the holder was legally promised payment on a set date to receive money in exchange

Hanseatic League

created by cities in northern Germany & Scandinavia

controlled trade in North Sea and the Baltic Sea

drove out pirates

monopolized trade in certain goods

lasted until mid-17th century

coin

Minted precious metals (silver, bronze, gold)

with own inherent value

Turkish invention