Studied by 65 people
plauge
one of the diseases that traveled and spread along the Silk Road
natrual boundaries
almost completely isolated China
some included the Pacific Ocean in East Asia, the Taklamakan Desert in the West, and the Gobi Desert in the North
huang he
also called the Yellow River, or China’s Sorrow - has unpredictable flooding
yangzte
river in Central China
delhi sultanate
where a Muslim minority controlled the majority population of Hindus, located in South Asia.
silk road
played on economic practices and products, an area of trade.
traded ivory (africa), spices (india), silks (china)
trans saharan
an area of trade, also played on economic practices and products
steppe
dry grassland and high elevation area in Central Asia
yurts
portable houses Mongols lived in
the yasa
law code of the Mongols
khanates
what the Mongol empire was divided into for Genghis Khan’ s sons
jagadai khanate
(1225-1340) the Central Asian Mongol political entity
timur lenk
a powerful Muslim leader descended from Genghis Khan
temujin/genghis khan
the chieftain who unified the clans of the Mongols - his name means World Emperor
subcontinent
tremendous peninsula sometimes referred to as _____
monsoons
seasonal winds that bring tremendous amount of rainfall to the valley
patriarchal
along the Swahili Coast, tribes were primarily ____ although work allocated for each gender had equal value
axum/eithiopia
located in North-Eastern Africa.
____ became a stronghold for Christianity in 324 CE. As Axum declined, Islam spread here, but Ethiopian elites continued to practice Christianity, however their beliefs represent a mix with African traditions.
swahili coast
refers to the Eastern African connection of independent cities that traded between Africa and the Indian Ocean
originated from the Bantu people who arrived from the African interior and others
great zimbabwe
located inland from the Swahili Coast, was a powerful state along the Zambezi River
bantu
people who had arrived from the African interior who aided in the creation of the Swahili Coast
agents of cultural diffusion
zambezi river
located in the interior of Eastern Africa
mogadishu, sofala, mombesa, and zanzibar
cities along the Swahili Coast that flourished from the 13th-15th century. They were independent city states.
caravan
brought gold from West African Kingdoms, across the Sahara, to North Africa
caravanserai
settlements along trade routes in Afro-Eurasia that made trade easier
ghana
(300-1200 AD) most prosperous from 800-900 and was located in West Africa between Niger and Sengal Rivers
salt and gold
main economy and trade of Ghana
mali
(1200-1500 AD) located in West Africa, broke away from Ghana and later grew to include areas of Ghana.
economy = gold and salt
agriculture = peanuts, rice, yams, beans, onions, grains
mansa musa
Mali’s greatest king (1323-1332)
introduced Islam to Mali - made a pilgrimage to Mecca and brought back European architects
sundiata
oral traditions passed down (such as the legend of the ‘Lion King’)
timbuktu
an important city for Islamic art and culture, built by Mansa Musa
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