AP World Modern Unit 2 with complete solution
Silk road
An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
gold-salt trade; linked North and West Africa; across Sahara Desert; spread Islam
Indian Ocean Trade
connected to Europe, Africa, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading network and an
area of rapid Muslim expansion.
Mongols
People from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire
in history.
Camel Saddle
An invention which gives camel riders more stability on the animal and its invention and
basic idea traveled along the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade Route
Caravans
Groups of people traveling together for safety over long distances
Ibn Battuta
Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a
detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western
Sudan.
Marco Polo
Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans
a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade.
Margery Kempe
Wrote the Book of Margery Kempe - considered the 1st autobiography in the Eng.
language. Chronicles her pilgrimages to holy sites in Europe and Asia.
Genghis Khan
Also known as Temujin; he united the Mongol tribes into an unstoppable fighting force;
created largest single land empire in history.
Khanate
one of several separate territories into which Genghis Khan's empire was split, each
under the rule of one of his sons
Bubonic Plague
disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the
population
Caravansaries
an inn where desert travelers found food and shelter
overgrazing
Destruction of vegetation caused by too many grazing animals consuming the plants in
a particular area so they cannot recover
deforestation
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
soil erosion
wearing away of surface soil by water and wind
Champa Rice
Silk road
An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
gold-salt trade; linked North and West Africa; across Sahara Desert; spread Islam
Indian Ocean Trade
connected to Europe, Africa, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading network and an
area of rapid Muslim expansion.
Mongols
People from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire
in history.
Camel Saddle
An invention which gives camel riders more stability on the animal and its invention and
basic idea traveled along the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade Route
Caravans
Groups of people traveling together for safety over long distances
Ibn Battuta
Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a
detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western
Sudan.
Marco Polo
Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans
a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade.
Margery Kempe
Wrote the Book of Margery Kempe - considered the 1st autobiography in the Eng.
language. Chronicles her pilgrimages to holy sites in Europe and Asia.
Genghis Khan
Also known as Temujin; he united the Mongol tribes into an unstoppable fighting force;
created largest single land empire in history.
Khanate
one of several separate territories into which Genghis Khan's empire was split, each
under the rule of one of his sons
Bubonic Plague
disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the
population
Caravansaries
an inn where desert travelers found food and shelter
overgrazing
Destruction of vegetation caused by too many grazing animals consuming the plants in
a particular area so they cannot recover
deforestation
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
soil erosion
wearing away of surface soil by water and wind
Champa Rice
