FREE WORLD HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APWH

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FREE WORLD HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APWH

UNIT2 VOCAB EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -34 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: Marco Polo

Answer:

Italian explorer and author; traveled to China many times; responsible for knowledge trade between Europe and China at time

Question 2: Dhow Ships

Answer:

Arab sailing vessels with triangular/lanteen sails, strong influence of European ship design

Question 3: Ibn Battuta

Answer:

Morrocan Muslim scholar; traveled extensively and documented his travels all through Afro-Eurasia

Question 4: Indian Ocean Trade

Answer:

Connected South Asia, Africa, China, and Europe, maritime trade route; spread Islam, ideas, goods

Question 5: Khan

Answer:

name for Mongol ruler

Question 6: Caravan

Answer:

group of traveling merchants + animals

Question 7: Yuan Dynasty

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Mongol rule of China; kept the bureaucratic structure but put Mongols or Persians in charge; ignored exam system, treated Chinese as second class

Question 8: Timbuktu

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Mali trading city, became center of wealth and knowledge due to position in Trans-Saharan trade network; libraries, universities, mosques

Question 9: Junk Ship

Answer:

Chinese invention, flat bottomed and designed for long distance trade + participation in Tribute System

Question 10: Monsoon Winds

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seasonal winds in India; winter monsoon= hot, dry weather, summer monsoon= rain

Question 11: Pax Mongolica

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period of ~150 years of relative peace + stability under Mongol rule

Question 12: Samarkand

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Influential trade city during rule of Timur Lane; key trading center in Silk Roads; had decorated mosques and tombs

Question 13: Diaspora

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Dispersion of people from their homeland

Question 14: Porcelain

Answer:

Chinese invention; high demand luxury good traded on Silk Road + Indian Ocean Trade

Question 15: Silk Road

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System of caravan routes across Central Asia, carried silk and other goods; spread religions (Islam, Buddhism, Christianity), technologies and diseases

Question 16: Zheng He

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Ming Dynasty naval explorer who facilitated Chinese Indian Ocean Trade as well as widened Tribute System

Question 17: Mansa Musa

Answer:

Rich man who spent all his money on his hajj next question

Question 18: Swahili City-States

Answer:

city-states along African coast; active members in Indian Ocean Trade; syncretism in beliefs and language with Islam/Arabic influences and African ones

Question 19: Camel Saddle

Answer:

you know what a saddle is

Question 20: Khanates

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Regional Mongol kingdoms that emerged after the death of Ghengis Khan

Question 21: Bubonic Plague

Answer:

we all know the Black Death

Question 22: il-Khanate

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Khanate that ruled over Persia; assimilated most in the end, and many Mongols did not leave once Mongol rule collapsed

Question 23: Caravanserai

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Inn with a central courtyard for traders in North Africa or Asia; protected traders + let camels rest; facilitated trade

Question 24: Margery Kemp

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Wrote first autobiography in English language; claimed to have visions and documented trips to holy sites in Europe + Asia

Question 25: Spice Islands

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European name for Moluccas (islands in SE Asia) that had high demand spices like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg

Question 26: Hanseatic League

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organization of North German + Scandinavian cities for commercial trade

Question 27: Kashgar

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Central Asian city; where East and West Silk Roads met; on westernmost border of China

Question 28: Rudder

Answer:

Improved trade- you know what a rudder is