UNIT 2: Full Vocabulary List

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Astrolabe

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An instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars.

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Banking Houses

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Issued bills of exchange; model for modern banks.

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Batu Khan

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The son of Genghis Khan’s oldest son, who led an army of 100,000 Mongolian soldiers into Russia, conquering small Russian kingdoms.

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Bills of Exchange

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Documents stating the holder was legally promised payment of a set amount on a set date.

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The Bubonic Plague

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Mongol conquests brought fleas that carried the bubonic plague to Asia and Europe.

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Calicut

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City on the west coast of India that became a thriving center of trade.

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Caravans

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Groups of people traveling together for mutual protection, often with pack animals such as camels.

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Caravanserai

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Inns that popped up about 100 miles apart along the routes of the Silk Roads.

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Camel Saddle

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Saddles developed by South Arabians as the use of the camel spread.

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Chagatai Khanate

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A medieval Central Asian empire and successor state to the Mongol Empire, ruled by the descendants of Genghis Khan's son, Chagatai Khan.