Unit 5 WH Vocab

one of several separate territories into which Genghis Khan’s empire was split, each under the rule of one of his sons

• khanate
• region
• province
• domain

A system of knotted strings used by the Inca people for keeping records

• Quipu
• Chasqui
• Machu Picchu
• Tambo

A group of related families

• Society
• Clan
• Tribe
• Community

a state that is subordinate to a more powerful state and sends a regular tribute to the superior power as a sign of submission

• Dependent territory
• Protectorate
• Client state
• Tributary State

 invented in China during the Tang dynasty (618–906 CE). It was a major innovation that made it possible to widely publish texts and increase literacy

• Woodblock printing
• Engraving
• Digital printing
• Lithography

a sustainable agricultural system of artificial islands built on lakes in Mexico for growing crops

• Chinampas
• Aquaponics
• Hydroponics
• Terracing

an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.

• Sextant
• Compass
• Barometer
• Thermometer

was a vast contiguous empire that existed in the 13th and 14th centuries. It originated in present-day Mongolia and was governed as an elective and hereditary monarchy.

• Mongol Empire
• Ottoman Empire
• Roman Empire
• Byzantine Empire

famous leader of the Mongol empire

• Kublai Khan
• Attila the Hun
• Genghis Khan
• Alexander the Great