Money Trade
Using money rather than bartering
Money Economy
An Italian native from Venice who vistited the court of Kublai Khan in the late 13th century and wrote a book about his travels
Marco Polo
Thriving City-States along the east coast of Africa were the...
Swahili City-States
Introduced to China from Vietnam, this was drought resistant, flood resistant, and capable of yielding 2 crops a year.
Champa Rice
The major epidemic that found its way to Europe along trading routes in the 14th century and killed an estimated 25 million people, leading to a shortage of people to work the land, which had lasting effects on the Feudal System.
Black Plague (Bubonic Plague)
A document stating the holder was legally promised payment of a set amount on a set date.
Bill of Exchange
Hulegu's kingdom in Central Asia stretching from Byzantium to the Oxus River, wihc is now called the Amu Darya
lL-Khanate
Grandnephew of Sundiata who brought fame to West aFrica, known more for his religious leadership than for his political or economic acumen.
Mansa Musa
Invented by Chinese sailors during the classical period, which gave ships more stability and made them easier to maneuver
Stern Rudder
Language with influences from Sanskrit-based Hindi, as well as from Farsi and Arabic.
Urdu
Silk Road Inns that were located about 100 miles apart
Caravanserai
The rulers of this city-state owed tribute to Batu's Golden Horde, but they formed anti-Mongol coalition and defeated the Golden Horde in 1380 at the Battle of Kulikovo.
Moscow
Mali's founding ruler who became the subject of legend, also known as "the lion prince"
Sundiata
Knowledge of these were esential for trading in the Indian Ocean. In the winter months they orgiinated from the northeast, while in the summer and spring, they blew from the southwest.
Monsoon Winds
Settlements of people away from their homeland
Diaspora
Located at the western edge of China and was depended upon by Silk Road travelers for food and water. Known for its artisan goods sold in its bustling market
Kashgar
A grandson of Genghis Khan who took charge of hte Southwest region. In 1258, he led the Mongols into the Abbasid territory where he destroyed the city of Baghdad and killed the caliph.
Hulegu Khan
Mansa Musa began a pilgrimage to this city in 1324. This city was called...
Chinese invention that aided in the navigation efforts of sailors.
Magnetic Compass
Muslim scholar from Morocco, who traveled for over 30 years through central Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, China, Spain, North AFrica, and Mali
Ibn Battuta
Developed by the Chinese as a system of credit that allowed a merchant to deposit paper money under his name in one location and withdraw the same amount in another.
In the 1350s, this secret organization began quietly organizing to put an end to the Yuan dynasty from the Mongols. This organization was called...
White Lotus Society
By the end of the 8th century this had become famous throughout Europe and Asia. Gold was the most precious commodity traded. West African merchants acquired the metal from the waters of the Senegal River.
Trans-Saharan Trade.
Written about by Marco Polo, this city was the center of culture in Southern China as well as a key center of trade
Hangzhou
An Illiterate English mystic who had dictated the tales of her pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, Germany, and Spain in the early 15th century.
Margery Kempe