Chapter 13 terms

Question 1

tropics

Answer 1

zone between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Question 2

Monsoons

Answer 2

alternating winds that go over the Indian Ocean

Question 3

Ibn Battuta

Answer 3

Muslim traveler who kept detailed records of his travels

Question 4

Delhi Sultanate

Answer 4

controlled northern India

Question 5

Mali

Answer 5

dynasty founded by an Islamic African group

Question 6

Mansa Kakkan Musa

Answer 6

incredibly wealthy leader of Mali whose pilgrimage to Mecca displayed Mali’s wealth

Question 7

Gujarat

Answer 7

rich trading state in India

Question 8

Dhow

Answer 8

travel and trade ship used on the Arabian Sea

Question 9

Swahili Coast

Answer 9

east coast of Africa between the horn and Madagascar

Question 10

Great Zimbabwe

Answer 10

capital of a Zambezi state

Question 11

Aden

Answer 11

city on the southern end of the Arabian peninsula that supplied drinking water for trade

Question 12

Malacca

Answer 12

city that dominated the narrowest part of the Straits of Malacca

Question 13

Timbuktu

Answer 13

city at the center of West Africa