AP WORLD unit 2 networks of exchange

silk roads

a network of trade routes that connected Asia, Europe and Africa from ancient times throughout the middle ages

caravan

a procession of wagons, mules, or people travelling together

caravansary

rest stops where merchants and travelers could store their goods, purchase a meal, sleep and rest their animals during their journey along the silk road and the trans-saharan trade routes

mongol empire

one of the largest empires in history, founded by Genghis Khan in 1206

zheng he

chinese naval explorer who sailed a long most of the coast of Asia, Japan, and half way down the east coast of Africa before his death

monsoon winds

predictable winds that indicated the arrival of the rainy season, facilitating fast sailing and assisting maritime travelers

timbuktu

city on the Niger river in the current country of Mali that served as a major terminus of the trans Saharan trade routes and a center of Islamic learning

trans Saharan trade network

a historical trade routes that connected sub Saharan Africa to north africa, facilitating the exchange of goods, culture and ideas across the Sahara desert

mali empire

13th-16th century empire known for its wealth, trade and cultural achievements in west Africa. helped Islam spread

house of wisdom

an academic center for research and translation of foreign texts that was established in Baghdad in 830 by the Abbasid caliph Al-mamun/manun

temujin/chiggis

mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the black sea to the Pacific, also known as ganghis Khan

mongol world war

half a century oof military campaigns, massive killings/massacres, and empire building pursued by chiggis Khan and his sucessors in eurasia after 1209

kublai Khan

mongolian emperor of china and grandson of genghis Khan who completed his grandfathers consequent of china

yuan dynasty

a period in Chinese history when the country was ruled by the mongols

khanate of the golden horde

a mongol and later turkicized Khanate established in the 13th century which ruled over much of eastern Europe, parts of central Asia and siberia

ibn buttata

moroccan scholar and traveler who lived during the 14th century, known for his extensive journeys across the Islamic world and beyond, covering over 75k miles

marco polo

a venetian traveler whose travels to china sparked european interest of Asian lands

black death

bubonic plague, a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that stretched over Asia and Europe in the mid 1300’s

diasphora

when people are dispersed or scattered from their natural territory and settle in another geographic location

maritime

of or concerning seagoing vessels, or intended for use in navigation at sea

merchant

one who buys goods and sells them for a profit

title given to mongol leaders; supreme ruler

khan

syncretism

an attempted combination or reconcilation of different principles, beliefs or practices, especially in religion or philosophy

empire

territory controlled by a central gov, with one supreme ruler, who governs a diverse population

culture

the sum of the language, customs, beliefs, and art considered characteristic of a specific group of people