AP World Unit 2

The Silk Roads

100

This empire gained control of the silk roads after conquering the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258

Mongols

200

This type of ship, developed during the Han Dynasty had multiple sails and was as long as 400 feet long

Junks/Junkers

300

This city in present day Uzbekistan was a stopping point on the silk road between China and the Middle East

Samarkand

400

These inns along the silk roads were places where travelers could rest 

caravanserai

500

In the 13th century, cities in northern Germany and Scandinavia formed a commercial league known as

Hanseatic League 

The Mongol Empire

100

This Mongol leader born in 1162 spent much of his life uniting tribes and gaining land 

Genghis Khan

200

The period of Eurasian history between the 13th and 14th centuries in which there was lasting peace and stability was known as

Pax Mongolica/Mongolia

300

In 1236, Batu, eldest son of Genghis Khan, led this army into Russia 

The Golden Horde

400

This grandson of Genghis Khan established the Ilkhanate in Central Asia

Hulegu 

500

This Buddhist monk from a poor family led a peasant revolt to help overthrow the Yuan Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang

Exchange in the Indian Ocean

100

Modern Day Malaysia and Indonesia became known as this because of the fragrant nutmeg, cinnammon and cloves exported

Spice Islands 

200

Knowledge of these winds was essential to trade on the Indian Ocean

Monsoons

300

This Ming dynasty explorer re-established Chinese tribute systems and traveled along the Indian Ocean and south eastern Asian trade routes

Zheng He

400

This maritime technology of the 12th century came from Muslim traders and allowed sailors to determine how north or south they were of the equator

astrolabe

500

These city states along the eastern coast of Africa grew due to trade along the Indian Ocean

Swahili city-states

Trans-Saharan trade Routes and Meso America

100

This is evidence of the Incans adaptation to their environment 

Terrace Farming

200

Mansa Musa of Mali made a pilgrimage to this city, the holiest in Islam

Mecca

300

This city in Mali became an Islamic Cultural Center under Mansa Musa

Timbuktu

400

The founder of Mali used his connections with others of his faith to establish a vast trade empire

Sundiata 

500

Following the decline of Mali this place became the new trading center of Western Africa 

Songhai 

Consequences of Trade

100

A decline in production and labor shortages led to the collapse of this political system in Europe

Feudalism 

200

This walled city in modern day Turkey fell to the Ottomans in 1453

Constantinople 

300

This Muslim scholar from Morocco set out to travel along the Muslim world

Ibn Battuta 

400

Evidence of geographic adaptation by the Aztec Empires

Chinampas 

500

This syncretic faith which fused the idea of Buddhism and Daoism spread throughout Japan and Vietnam and became the official state religion of Korea

Neo-Confucianism