Ethni-City Limits
Term for an equal society
Egalitarian
What was the most valuable good on the Silk Road?
Silk
Rest stops and inns for weary travelers and livestock.
caravansaries
Desert in northern Africa
Sahara
Birth country of Ibn Battuta
Morocco
City-States of this ethnic group traded from the East Coast of Africa
Swahili
The most commonly exported good from West Africa.
Gold
This “flying money” allowed for redeemable vouchers to be used instead of paper currency.
credit
Sea that provided access to Europe, Asia, and Africa
Mediterranean
Emperor Yongle sent out Zheng He during which dynasty?
Ming
Under Abassid power, this city was the strongest commercial center in the Middle East
Baghdad
Desired by merchants and others for their caffeine.
Kola nuts
Also known as the Arabian camel, has one hump and was pivotal for the TSTN.
Dromedary
Major mountain range in South Asia
Himalayas
List BOTH merchant ships- one Chinese, one Arab
Dhows, junks
Communities that establish a home in one place while retaining cultural customs
Diasporic
Goods-for-goods type of trading
Bartering
Device that measured stars to determine location
Astrolabe
The Sahel region in Africa is semi-____, or dry.
arid
The term for “Mongol Peace” during the height of the empire
Pax Mongolica
The Mongols adopted the script of which ethnic group?
Uighur
Most desired good by northern Euorpeans.
woolen cloth
Substance derived from petroleum used to waterproof boats
Bitumen
Located on the Malay Peninsula as the sole maritime entry point between India & China
Strait of Malacca
The bacteria responsible for the plague
Yersinia Pestis