Unit 2

Question 1

Junk

Answer 1

A type of Chinese sailing ship with fully battened sails

Question 2

Magnetic Compass

Answer 2

Invented during the Chinese Han Dynasty, it is a navigation instrument by merchants

Question 3

Flying Cash

Answer 3

A type of paper negotiable instrument used during China’s Tang Dynasty invented by merchants

Question 4

Samarkand

Answer 4

A wealthy trading center known for decorated mosques and tombs, found on the Silk Road

Question 5

Hanseatic League

Answer 5

A confederation of guilds and market towns in Northern Europe during the early modern period

Question 6

Kurultai

Answer 6

Meeting of all Mongol chieftains at which the supreme ruler of all tribes was selected, typically completed by who had the most supporters there

Question 7

Pax Mongolica

Answer 7

Latin for “Mongol peace”, describes a period of relative stability in Eurasia under the Mongol Empire during the 13th and 14th centuries

Question 8

White Lotus Society

Answer 8

Secret religious society dedicated to overflow of Yuan Dynasty in China

Question 9

Malacca

Answer 9

Port city in the modern Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, founded about 1400 as trading center on the Strait of Malacca

Question 10

Swahili City States

Answer 10

Port cities that stretched along the East African coast from Somali to Mozambique

Question 11

Monsoon winds

Answer 11

These strong and predictable winds have long been ridden across the open sea by sailors

Question 12

Lateen Sails

Answer 12

Triangular sails that allowed ships to sail against the wind

Question 13

Stern rudder

Answer 13

Ship invention that increased maneuverability

Question 14

Astrolabe

Answer 14

Mechanical device used to measure the angle of the noon day sun or a known star to determine longitude

Question 15

Zheng He

Answer 15

Chinese admiral during the Ming Dynasty

Question 16

Diaspora

Answer 16

A dispersion of people from their homeland

Question 17

Mansa Musa

Answer 17

Emperor of the kingdom of Mali in Africa

Question 18

Mecca

Answer 18

The holiest city of Islam

Question 19

Oases

Answer 19

A fertile spot in the desert where water is found

Question 20

Camel saddle

Answer 20

Technological innovation that helped traders ride camels without injury

Question 21

Marco Polo

Answer 21

A Venetian merchant traveler and trader

Question 22

Ibn Battuta

Answer 22

A Muslim scholar and explorer in the 14th century

Question 23

Urdu

Answer 23

A new Persian-influenced language brought about by the arrival of Islamic missonaries and merchants in India

Question 24

Swahili

Answer 24

Meaning “coasters” referring to those who engaged in trade along the East African coast, eventually became the name for a language that develops from Arabic and indigenous Bantu