AP World History Vocab

All the Vocab for AP world

Marco polo

Venetian merchant and traveler who traded along the Silk Road.

Banking House

These European banks developed during the Middle Ages to aid trade.

Caravansari

An inn in some Eastern countries that provides accommodation for caravans

Gengis Khan

Founder of the Mongol Empire 

Pax Mangolia

A period of relative peace withing the Mongol Empire

Diasporic Merchant Communities

Communities of traders from a common culture living together outside their native homeland.

Astrolabe

An instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars

Dhow Ships

A traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or more lateen sails.

Taghaza

A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center.

Black Death

The common name for a major outbreak of bubonic plague in the 14th century.

Zheng He 

Chinese naval explorer who sailed along most of the coast of Asia, Japan, and half way down the east coast of Africa before his death.

Ibn Sina 

A Persian doctor who showed how diseases spread from one person to another.