ap world - slides 1-16

unit 2

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