WHAP Unit 2 Vocabulary & MKP (Simplified)

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Compass

Magnetic direction tool (Magnet)

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Astrolabe

Star-based navigation tool (Stars)

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Monsoon

Seasonal wind patterns (Wind/Air)

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Indian Ocean gyre

Swirling ocean currents (Water/Current)

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Dhow

Arab sailing vessel (The Boat)

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Lateen sail

Triangular ship sail (The Part)

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Maritime

Relating to sea (General ocean)

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Thalassocracy

Sea-based empire (Power at sea)

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Caravanserai

Roadside desert inn (The Building)

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Caravans

Traveling merchant groups (The People)

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Entrepôt

Commercial trade hub (The Port City)

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"Flying money"

Ancient paper currency (Paper bill)

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Khanate

Mongol-ruled territory (Mongol)

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Sultanate

Islamic ruled state (Muslim)

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Maharaja

Great Indian king (Hindu)

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Pax Mongolica

Era of peace (Stability/Safety)

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Griot

Oral African storyteller (Person)

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Shamanism

Spirit-based belief system (Religion)

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Diasporic community

Scattered cultural group (Foreigners living away)

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Bubonic plague

Deadly infectious disease (Black Death)

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Gunpowder

Explosive chemical mixture (Saltpeter/Boom)

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Genghis Khan
Founder and Great Khan of Mongol Empire; united nomadic tribes of NE Asia; created largest contiguous empire; stabilized Silk Road and trade.
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Kublai Khan
Grandson of Genghis Khan; conquered China and created the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty.
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Marco Polo
Venetian explorer/merchant; traveled to Yuan dynasty China; hosted by Kublai Khan; traveled throughout much of Asia.
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Mansa Musa
King of Mali; famous for Hajj journey; gave gold in cities like Cairo which ruined local economies for years.
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Ibn Battuta
Moroccan explorer; extensive travels through Africa, Arabian Peninsula, and Asia; accounts published in the Rihla.
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Zheng He
Chinese court eunuch and admiral; led Ming voyages to SE Asia, South Asia, Middle East, and East Africa; reestablished Chinese dominance in Indian Ocean trade.
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Chabi
Empress consort and unofficial adviser to Kublai Khan; suggested better treatment of Northern Chinese to appease the people.
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Johannes Gutenberg
German printer/publisher; introduced mechanical moveable type to Europe; started the Printing Revolution.
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Sundiata
Founder of Malian Empire; history recorded in the Epic of Sundiata and transmitted orally by griots.