Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards
developed in the Han dynasty, boat similar to the southwest Asian dhow, had multiple sails and was as long as 400 feet–at least triple the size of the typical Western European ship of its time, the hull was divided into compartments, the walls making these divisions strengthened the ship for rough voyages at sea and made sinking less likely (China)
Junk
helped aid navigation and ship control along the seas, steers a boat (China)
Stern rudder
using money rather than bartering with such commodities as cowrie shells or salt (China)
Money economy
inns along the Silk Road routes, often 100 miles apart, how far camels could travel before they needed water, travelers could rest themselves and their animals and sometimes trade their animals for fresh ones
Caravanserai
copper coins became too unwieldy to transport for everyday transactions, so the government developed a system of credit, allowed a merchant to deposit paper money under his name in one location and withdraw the same amount at another location, led to the model for the banks of the modern era
Flying cash
at a banking house, a person could present this–a document stating the holder was legally promised payment of a set amount on a set date–and receive that amount of money in exchange (Europe)
Bill of Exchange
cities in northern Germany and Scandinavia formed a commercial alliance, controlling trade in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, member cities were able to drive out pirates and monopolize trade in goods such as timber, grain, leather, and salted fish, ships would round the Atlantic Coast of Western Europe, proceeding to the port of the Mediterranean, there, they might pick up valuable goods from Arab caravans, lasted until the mid-17th century, when national governments became strong enough to protect their merchants
Hanseatic League
Mongol leader, created a series of tribal alliances and defeated neighboring groups one by one, marries his son to the daughter of a king, focused on building power, often ruthless, considered personal loyalty the best way to run his growing kingdom, elected the khan of the Mongolian Kingdom
Temujin
Batu’s, the grandson of Khan, army that went into Russia, marched westward, conquering small Russian kingdoms and forcing them to pay tributes, capital city of Kiev was looted and destroyed
Golden Horde
when the Yuan Dynasty (the Mongols) were defeated several times, this secret organization sensed weakness and began quietly organizing to put an end to the dynasty, founded the Ming Dynasty
White Lotus Society
modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia, had fragrant nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom they exported
Spice Islands
triangular, popular because it could easily catch winds coming from many directions (Arab)
Lateen sails
improved by Muslim navigators, allowed sailors to determine how far north or south they were from the equator
Astrolabe
the dispersion of any people from their original homeland, settlements of people away from their homeland
diaspora
Muslim admiral, went on several voyages in Asia and Africa to display the might of the Ming dynasty and to receive tribute from the people he encountered
Zheng He
