Chapter 7 terms

Question 1

Parthians

Answer 1

group of people who established an independent kingdom in NE Iran

Question 2

Sasanids

Answer 2

group of people who took control of Iran after the Parthians

Question 3

stirrup

Answer 3

leather “step” that gave riders more stability in the saddle and revolutionized mobility on horseback

Question 4

Indian Ocean Maritime System

Answer 4

trade network across the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea

Question 5

Trans-Saharan caravan routes

Answer 5

trade network across the Sahara Desert

Question 6

Sahel

Answer 6

southern borderlands of the Sahara Desert

Question 7

Sub-Saharan Africa

Answer 7

the portion of Africa south of the Sahara

Question 8

Steppes

Answer 8

flat, semi-arid regions in the Sahel

Question 9

savanna

Answer 9

tropical area covered with long grass and scattered forests

Question 10

great traditions

Answer 10

cultural heritages shared by the educated elites within each region

Question 11

small traditions

Answer 11

diversity of local customs and beliefs

Question 12

Bantu

Answer 12

language group of more than 300 languages spoken south of the equator by people of the Niger-Congo family

Question 13

Armenia

Answer 13

area of eastern Anatolia that became a battleground over control of trade

Question 14

Ethiopia

Answer 14

Eastern African kingdom that converted to Christianity

Question 15

Silk Road

Answer 15

trade route that linked China with the Mediterranean