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AP World History - Period 3 Flashcards

The Post-Classical World, 500-1450

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7747409587DhowsArab sailing vessels; equipped with lateen sails; used by Arab merchants0
7747409588Seljuk Turksnomadic invaders from central Asia; staunch Sunnis; ruled from the 11th c. in the name of the Abbasids1
7747409589Mongolscentral Asian nomadic peoples; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed the last Abbasid caliph2
7747409590Chinggis Khan(1162-1227); Mongol ruler; defeated the Turkish Persian kingdoms3
7747409591Kublai KhanRuler of the Yuan Dynasty who unsuccessfully attempted to invade Japan twice4
7747409592Shrivijayatrading empire based on the Malacca straits; its Buddhist government resisted Muslim missionaries; when it fell, southeastern Asia was opened to Islam5
7747409593Malaccaflourishing trading city in Malaya; established a trading empire after the fall of Shrivijaya6
7747409594MaliA kingdom founded along the Niger River. It grew wealthy from its deposits of gold along with its taxation of trade through the region. Its most important city was Timbuktu7
7747409595Ibn BattutaMuslim scholar from Morocco who traveled to North Africa, the Horn of Africa, West Africa, Middle East, India, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and China.8
7747409601Mansa MusaAfrican King who made a pilgrimage to Mecca and caused inflation by passing out gold along his route. He built mosques and spread Islam from his kingcom9
7747409596Songhaysuccessor state to Mali; dominated middle reaches of the Niger valley; capital at Gao10
7747409597Zimbawepowerful East AFrican kingdom that grew wealthy from trade with Swahili city-states and Indian Ocean traders. It was known for its large stone wall used for defensive purposes.11
7747409602SwahiliA synchretic language that developed along Africa's East coast from a combination of Arabic and Bantu.12
7747409603GriotAfrican religious leaders that passed histories down through generations through oral story-telling and songs.13
7747409598TatarsMongols who conquered Russian cities during the 13th c; left Russian church and aristocracy intact14
7747409599Trung Sistersleaders of a rebellion in Vietnam against Chinese rule in 39 CE; demonstrates importance of women in Vietnamese society15
7747409600Golden Hordeone of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after death of Chinggis Khan; conquered and ruled Russia during the 13th and 14th c16
7747409604Silk Road Trade system17
7747409605Sand roads18
7747409606Indian Ocean Maritime Trade19
7747409607Inca and Rome both hadextensive road systems20
7747409608Bantu Migrations21
7747409609terraced farmingA similarity in the Tong and Inca empires. Designed to solve the problem of growing food in mountainous regions.22
7747409610Marco Polotraveler/merchant from Italy who spend 17 years at court of Kublai Khan and wrote an exaggerated account of his journey in his book "Travels."23
7747409611ChinampasRaised fields constructed in lakes by Aztecs to increase agricultural yields.24
7747409612QuipusInca system of record keeping using knots in several strands of strings worn around the waist25
7747409613Chichen ItzaLarge Mayan temple complex which included a ceremonial ball court.26
7747409614Pax MongolicaAllowed for renewed opening of trade routes in Central Asia27
7747409615Dhow28
7747409616longship29

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