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AP World History Ways of the World Chapter 8 Flashcards

Chapter 8 Vocabulary from Ways of the World

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11505045072American WebNetwork of trade that linked the Americas0
11505045073Black DeathMassive epidemic that swept Eurasia1
11505045074BorobudurLargest Buddhist monument ever built - shows syncretism2
11505045075Bubonic PlagueA highly fatal disease transmitted by fleas (Mediterranean twice)3
11505045076Ghana, Mali, SonghayStates that developed in Africa in response to gold4
11505045077Great ZimbabweA powerful state in the African interior that emerged from trade of gold5
11505045078Ibn BattutaMuslim traveler who wrote about his explorations across Africa, the Middle East, India, and Asia.6
11505045079Indian Ocean Trading NetworkSea-based system of communication and exchange from China to Africa7
11505045081MalaysiansSpeakers of Austronesian languages: became major traders in Southeast Asia and Madagascar.8
11505045082MonsoonsAlternating wind currents in the Indian Ocean that facilitated trade9
11505045084PochtecaProfessional merchants among the Aztecs.10
11505045086Sand RoadsA term used to describe the routes of the trans-Saharan trade in Africa.11
11505045087Silk RoadsLand-based trade routes that linked Eurasia.12
11505045088SrivijayaA Malay kingdom noted for its native/Indian hybrid culture.13
11505045089SudanA large region of West Africa that became part of a major exchange circuit.14
11505045090Swahili CivilizationAfrican civilization from a blending of Bantu, Islamic, and other Indian Ocean trade elements.15
11505045092Trans-Saharan Slave TradeA fairly small-scale trade that exported West African slaves; the difficulty of travel across the desert limited the scope of this trade.16
11505045093VeniceAn Italian city that emerged as a major center of Mediterranean trade.17

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