AP World Unit 2 Vocab

Sikhism

Monotheistic, India, Guru Nanak, Islamic and Buddhist influences

Middle Kingdom

China's self-view

Vikings

Scandinavian raiders, Europe, traveled extensively

Long boats

Shallow water, river-friendly boats

Mongolian Empire

Largest continuous land empire, Genghis Khan

Khanate

Territory, Mongol leader

Genghis Khan

Temujin, Mongolian Empire

Kublai Khan

Yuan Dynasty, Mongol, Temujin's grandson

Ogedei Khan

Third son of Temujin, second Khan of Mongolia, expanded Mongolia

Yuan Dynasty

Chinese Dynasty, Mongol leaders

Ming Dynasty

Chinese Dynasty, Chinese leaders, Confucianism

Bubonic Plague

Killed 1

Aztec Empire

Modern-day Mexico, Human Sacrifice

Incan Empire

Largest American Empire at the time, Machu Picchu, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile

Quipos

Incan record keeping, knots in cords

Venice

Center for Mediterranean trade, Black Death hotspot

Chinampas

Artificial agricultural islands, Mesoamerican

Waru Waru

Irrigation system to maximize soil fertility, Incan

Terracing

Creation of "stairs" on a hillside for agriculture

Swahili City States

Independent Islamic city states, Indian Ocean trade, East Africa

Ibn Battuta

Moroccan Muslim scholar and traveler, Middle East, China, Europe, Africa

Marco Polo

Venetian merchant and explorer, Silk Roads and Asia

Astrolobe

Instrument for navigation using stars

Compass

Instrument for navigation using Earth's poles

Junks

Sturdy Chinese trading ships

Turkic Migration

Turks to Turkey, from Central Asia

Angkor Wat

Khmer Hindu temple, converted to Buddhism

Peasant Agriculture

Small-scale agriculture, subsistence farming

Mita System

Mandatory labor for the state on larger projects, in exchange for goods and services

Hanseatic League

Economic and defensive alliance, towns in Northern Europe

Guru Narak

Founded Sikhism

Montezuma 2

Last Aztec Emperor, killed by Hernando Cortes

Cusco

Capital of the Incan Empire

Guild

Artisans or merchants, association, provides economic and social support

Khutulun

Mongol noblewoman, warrior and wrestler

Persian Veil

Practice of veiling women, adopted by Islam

Sati

Widow throws herself on her husband's funeral pyre

Zheng He

Chinese admiral, traveled the Eastern hemisphere

Margery Kempe

English mystic and author, Autobiography