Unit 4 Terms

Question 1

Animism

Answer 1

belief that everything has a soul (including inanimate objects)

(Ex: A speaking tree)

Question 2

Aztecs

Answer 2

Nomadic Native Americans who ruled Northern Mexico

MESOAMERICA

Question 3

Bantu Migration

Answer 3

Mov. of Bantu speaking ppl. across the Africa continent.

(ppl of the Repbublic of Congo)

Question 4

Gengis Khan

Answer 4

1st ruler of the Mongol Empire

Question 5

Golden Horde

Answer 5

A mongol/turk political entity ruled by the grandson of Genghis Khan

(helped spread Islam)

Question 6

Griot

Answer 6

West African historian; responsible for telling oral history.

Question 7

Ibn Battuta

Answer 7

Famous Medieval Muslim traveler

wrote the Rihlah (a famous traveling log)

Question 8

Inca

Answer 8

MESOAMERICA: Tribe that built stone roads & used the mountains to plant crops

Question 9

Khan

Answer 9

Title for the supreme ruler of a Turk/Mongol tribe

(Ex: Gengis Khan)

Question 10

Machu Piccu

Answer 10

Royal estate for Incan emporers and nobles

(in Peru)

Question 11

Maize

Answer 11

Corn

(used by MESOAMERICA)

Question 12

Mansu Musa

Answer 12

9th Musa of the Mali Empire; very rich

(ruled during Mali Empires peak)

Question 13

Marco Polo

Answer 13

Mogol merchant/explorer who traveled the Silk Road

Question 14

Mayans

Answer 14

Mesoamerican civilization who developed hieroglyphics (a writing style)

Question 15

Ming Dynasty

Answer 15

Imperial Chinese Dynasty that followed the Mongol Empire 1368 to 1644.

Question 16

Mongols

Answer 16

Nomadic group from East Asia

Question 17

Mughal Empire

Answer 17

Long and rich empire est. by Muslims from Central-Asia.

(ruled over much of India and spoke Persian)

Question 18

Nomadic

Answer 18

Person or group who does have a permanent housing but follows weather and animals for food and life

(Ex: Mongols)

Question 19

Pax Mogolica

Answer 19

peace and stability in the Eurasian region under the reign of the Mongols

“Mongol Peace”

Question 20

Sikhism

Answer 20

Monotheism Indian religion that believes in equality and tolerance for other religions

Question 21

Silk Road

Answer 21

Network of Eurasian Trade routes

Question 22

Song Dynasty

Answer 22

imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279 w/ many tech. adv.

Question 23

Stateles Society

Answer 23

Society w/out a gov. or little to no governmental authority (usually ag based)

Question 24

Steppe

Answer 24

Flat, unforested, grassland in SE Europe

(Ex; Great Plains)

Question 25

Tenochitlan

Answer 25

Capital of Aztec Empire

Question 26

Trans-Saharan Trade

Answer 26

Trade of gold salt and slaves across the Saharan

(between Arabs and North Africans)

Question 27

Tribute

Answer 27

Something given/gifted out of respect or authority

(Ex: warrior’s uniforms, animal skins, building materials, pottery, and

Question 28

Yuan Dynasty

Answer 28

foreign-ruled (Mongol) dynasty in Chinese history

Question 29

Tang Dyanasty

Answer 29

During the Goldn Age, foot binding, tech adv.