AP World Unit 2

Question 1

Kaghar

Answer 1

the city of Kaghar at the western edge of China where northern southern routes of the Silk Roads crossed, leading to destinations in Central Asia

Question 2

Samarkand

Answer 2

Samarkand was a stopping point on the Silk Roads between China and the Mediterranean and was a center of cultural.

Question 3

Caravanserai

Answer 3

Places where travelers could rest both themselves and their animals and sometimes trade their animals for fresh ones.

Question 4

Flying Cash

Answer 4

The idea behind flying cash is to be able to deposit paper money under their name in one location and withdraw the same amount from another location.

Question 5

Hanseatic League

Answer 5

Commercial alliance formed by cities in northern Germany and Scandinavia in the 13th century

Question 6

Gobi Desert

Answer 6

a vast, arid region located in northern China and southern Mongolia

Question 7

Khan

Answer 7

a neighboring king

Question 8

Genghis Khan

Answer 8

Mongol leader, intensely focused on building power, ruthless, “ruler of all”

Question 9

Khanate

Answer 9

kingdom

Question 10

Siege Weapons

Answer 10

weapons used during attack

Question 11

Pax Mongolica

Answer 11

“Mongolian Peace” period in Eurasian history between the 13th and 14th century

Question 12

Golden Horde

Answer 12

Batu’s (the son of Khan’s oldest son) army, marched west into Russia

Question 13

Il-Khanate

Answer 13

another grandson of Khan, Hulegu’s kingdom in Central Asia that stretched from Byzantium to the Oxus River

Question 14

Kublai Kahn

Answer 14

another grandson of Genghis Khan, took from 1235 to 1271 to conquer China, Yuan Dynasty

Question 15

Yuan Dynasty

Answer 15

adhered closer to Chinese tradition rather then enforcing Mongolian practices

Question 16

White Lotus Society

Answer 16

an organization that planned to put an end to the Yuan Dynasty

Question 17

Ming Dynasty

Answer 17

after Zhu Yuanzhang led a revolt that overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, he founded the Ming Dynasty

Question 18

Indian Ocean Basin

Answer 18

maritime network that connected East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia with China and Japan

Question 19

Spice Islands

Answer 19

modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia, exported fragrant nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom

Question 20

monsoon winds

Answer 20

essential for trading in the Indian Ocean, winter months- winds originated from the northeast, summer and spring- southwest

Question 21

lateen sails

Answer 21

sails with a triangular shape that could easily catch winds coming from every direction

Question 22

astrolabe

Answer 22

allowed sailors to determine how far north or south they were from the equator

Question 23

Malacca

Answer 23

Muslim city-state, became wealthy by building a navy and imposing fees on ships passing through

Question 24

Gujarat

Answer 24

the go-between for trade between the East and the West, revenue was much more than the entire worth of some European states

Question 25

Swahili City States

Answer 25

thriving city-states along the east coast of Africa

Question 26

Zheng He

Answer 26

Muslim admiral, displayed the might of the Ming Dynasty and received tribute from the people he encountered

Question 27

Oases

Answer 27

places where human settlement is possible because the land is fertile

Question 28

Camel saddles

Answer 28

made riding camels easier, better visibility in battles, more control over the camel

Question 29

Mali

Answer 29

most powerful trading society, replaced the Ghanaian state

Question 30

Timbuktu

Answer 30

cities that accumulated the most wealth and developed into cities of Muslim life

Question 31

Sandiata

Answer 31

Mali's founding ruler, inspiring story, astute and capable ruler

Question 32

Mansa Musa

Answer 32

Sundiata grand-nephew, religious leadership, pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 33

Songhai

Answer 33

kingdom that took over Mali's place, became large and richer than Mali

Question 34

Marco Polo

Answer 34

Italian native, impressed by Chinese cities, wrote a book about his travels in the court of Kublai Khan

Question 35

Ibn Battuta

Answer 35

Muslim scholar from Morocco, traveled mainly to Muslim lands, wrote a detailed book about the places he visited and their cultures

Question 36

Margery Kempe

Answer 36

English mystic, amazed by Jerusalem, book gave insight into a middle-class medieval woman's life, spiritual visions