AP world Unit 2 LEQ Vocab

Caravanserai

Economic AND Cultural (Helped make trade easier and safer, promoting it. They became networks of exchange as merchants stayed and exchanged ideas at these places.)

Pax Mongolica

Economic and cultural (Unified and made silk road trading safer, this facilitated trade as well as the spread of cultural ideas.)

Camel Saddle

Economic and cultural (Allowed merchants to carry more and travel more even through dry areas, effectively encouraging the spread of ideas through trade)

Banking houses

Economic (Locations where merchants could deposit paper money or cash bills of exchange.)

Flying cash

Economic (allowed merchants to deposit cash in one place and withdraw it elsewhere. They would give you a paper that you could go to a specialized place like banking houses to exchange money. This made trade easier and safer, not having to carry vulnerable coins.)

Bills of exchange

Economic (Written documents or legal promises that instructed a specific person to pay a set amount of money)

Yam System

Economic and cultural (A rapid communication and postal network established by Genghis Khan using relay stations and fresh horses. Allowing rapid ideas to spread as well as provided security to merchants.)

Paiza

Economic and cultural (Facilitated and encouraged trade since Mongol officials and favored merchants were given safe passage through the empire, with the support of mongol guards and military. This of course allowed trade to be safer, also making it so that important religious figures could travel through the mongol lands, spreading their beliefs without fear of being attacked.)

Syncretism or Religious tolerance

Cultural (The Mongols were very tolerant with cultures, ideas, and beliefs)

Bubonic Plague

Economic (caused a bunch of people to die which led to a massive shortage in things like labor, causing shortages. Peasants in Europe could also ask for higher wages since there weren't enough people to do the work. )

Stern rudders

Economic and cultural (Stern rudders helped facilitate trade through the ocean since it made ships easier to control. This OF COURSE led to spread of ideas, beliefs, blah blah)

Magnetic compass

Economic and cultural (Magnetic compass helped facilitate trade through the ocean since it made sailors be able to know where they were, allowing people to venture further away from the view of land. This OF COURSE led to spread of ideas, beliefs, blah blah)

Lanteen Sail

Economic and cultural (Lanteen Sail helped facilitate trade through the ocean since it let ships catch wind from many different directions, allowing better sailing and maneuverability. This OF COURSE led to spread of ideas, beliefs, blah blah)

Monsoon winds

Economic and cultural (Knowing the monsoon winds let traders decide when it was best to head out since their ships depended on winds.)

Astrolabe

Economic and cultural (used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies, tell time, calculate sunrise/sunset, and determine geographic latitude, how far north/south they were from the equator. It helps merchants travel along trade routes, successful trade route travels = more money made)

Indian Ocean Slave Trade

Economic (Humans being traded for other items such as gold, spice, etc across India, East Africa, Middle East, Southeast Asia)

Malacca (Melaka)

Economic (Muslim city state that become wealthy by building a navy and putting fees on ships that crossed the Strait of Malacca which is used to travel between ports in India and China)

Junk ships

Economic and cultural (Helped carry more cargo, facilitating trade which also means IDEAS SPREAD)