AP World History Chapter 14 Flashcards

12097763566	The tropics are warm all year round. What marks the center of the tropical zone?	Equator	0
12097763567	The rainy and dry seasons in the Indian Ocean reflect the influence of what?	Monsoons	1
12097763568	By 1200 human migrations had spread many useful plants and animals around the tropics, including ________, ________, and ________.	Bananas, yams, and cocoyams	2
12097763569	What is the form of extensive agriculture that was used in sub-Saharan Africa called?	Shifting cultivation	3
12097763570	Where was the greatest network of irrigation canals between the 14-19th century found?	The Delhi Sultanate	4
12097763571	Who were the Tuareg?	Western Sahara pastoralists & caravan guides	5
12097763572	What was the most abundant metal worked in the tropics?	Iron	6
12097763573	Where was the largest concentration of pastoralists in the world?	North Eastern Africa & Arabia	7
12097763574	The empires of Mali in West Africa and of Delhi in South Asia both utilized ____ administration.	Islamic	8
12097763575	What brought about the spread of Islam to lands south of the Sahara?	A gradual and peaceful process of conversion	9
12097763576	According to Malinke legends, who was the founder of Mali?	Sundiata	10
12097763577	From what did Mali derived significant income?	Gold & copper from trade with North African Muslims	11
12097763578	What did Mansa Kankan Musa's famous pilgrimage demonstrate?	His enormous wealth	12
12097763579	In addition to fulfilling his personal religious obligations, Mansa Kankan Musa's pilgrimage resulted in what construction?	New Mosques & Quaranic Schools in Mali	13
12097763580	Why were Turkish invaders able to successfully invade India?	The division of India into smaller states	14
12097763581	By what innovation was the Turkish conquest of northern India aided?	Indian rebellions	15
12097763582	Sultan Iltutmish passed his empire to Raziya, his ________.	daughter	16
12097763583	What was the most significant factor contributing to agriculture in the Delhi Sultanate?	extensive irrigation canals	17
12097763584	19. When the Delhi Sultanate began to lose control of its realm, new kingdoms emerged in India called _______ and _______.	Bahmani and Vijayanagar	18
12097763585	Sultan Muhammed ibn Tughluq was noted by Chronicler Ibn Battuta as being remarkable for his what?	religious toleration	19
12097763586	Although the Delhi Sultanate had its problems, what positive aspect did it provide?	centralized political authority to India.	20
12097763587	List 4 factors that help to increase Indian Ocean trade between 1200 and 1500.	*Not "The invention of the astrolabe"	21
12097763588	The characteristic ship of the Arabian Sea was the	dhow	22
12097763589	What was the largest, most technologically advanced ship in the Indian Ocean?	junk	23
12097763590	The different regional networks of the Indian Ocean trade were tied together by _______ interest.	commercial	24
12097763591	By 1250 what was the most important trading city of the Swahili Coast?	Kilwa	25
12097763592	The economic and political power of Great Zimbabwe was based on long-distance trade in what 3 commodities?	gold, copper, and salt.	26
12097763593	What caused the collapse of the empire of Great Zimbabwe?	deforestation and cattle overgrazing	27
12097763594	What significant cultural feature allowed the regions of Aden and Ethiopia to thrive commercially?	a. common monetary units b. mutual tolerance of diverse religions c. polyglots were common d. mutual abolition of slave trade ANSWER: none of these	28
12097763595	What was unique about Gujarat trade compared to African and Arabic?	Gujarat manufactured goods for trade	29
12097763596	As trade increased in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Strait of Malacca became the center of a political rivalry between ________ and _________.	Majapahit and Chinese pirates.	30
12097763597	Because of the trade through the Strait of Malacca, Malacca became an important port and meeting place for whom?	traders from around the Eurasian world.	31
12097763598	The cultural blending associated with the expansion and spread of Islam from 1200 to 1500 can be seen by examining what?	the design of mosques that combine older traditions and new influences.	32
12097763599	In Islamic society, what purpose did mosques serve?	were centers of learning and promoted literacy.	33
12097763600	Prior to the spread of literacy with the extension of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa, the only previously literate society was found in ________.	Ethiopia	34
12097763601	The spread of Islam to India promoted a new language that combined Persian and Hindi influence called ________.	Urdu	35
12097763602	What was the most profitable item traded from North Africa to Timbuktu?	books	36
12097763603	Why was the spread of Islam into India was different from that in Africa?	it was done largely by force and removed many Hindu and Buddhist temples.	37
12097763604	The prosperity of the Asian and African kingdoms from 1200 to 1500 was accompanied by the growth of _______.	growth of slavery	38
12097763605	The status of women in tropical India may have improved, based on reports that what became optional?	sati, or widow burning	39
12097763606	List 4 of the active roles or special skills that women of the tropical regions played or contributed to their communities.	*Not "Ruling many countries"	40
12097763607	In India, by what was a woman's status determined?	her male master	41