AP World Unit 1.5 Vocab

What is the significance of Ibn Battuta?

• He is known for extensive travels and the detailed accounts of the cultures.

• He was a famous poet of the 14th century.
• Ibn Battuta was a military leader in North Africa.
• He is known for inventing the compass.

What are kin-based networks?

• They are social structures based on family relationships that provide support and resources.

• They are government organizations that manage public resources.

• A network of trade routes connecting different regions of the world for economic exchange.

• A set of formal alliances between large political entities designed to maintain peace and order

What is the significance of the Trans Saharan Trade?

• It primarily facilitated trade between Europe and Asia.
• It was mainly focused on the exchange of spices and textiles.
• It was crucial for economic, cultural, and religious exchanges between North and sub-Saharan Africa.

• It had little impact on the cultural development of the regions involved.

What were goods exchanged on the Trans Saharan Trade route?

• Spices, coffee, and sugar
• Wool, ceramics, and glassware
• Gold, salt, ivory, textiles, metal goods, and slaves.
• Fruits, vegetables, and grains

What is a griot?

• A griot is a type of West African dance.
• A griot is a traditional West African food.
• A griot is a West African political leader.
• A griot is a West African storyteller and musician.

What is the significance of Mali?

• Known for trading with the Aztecs for gold and salt.

• Mali was a dominant naval power that controlled key trade routes in the Indian Ocean

• a wealthy and influential empire in West Africa known for vast wealth from the gold and salt trade.

• Mali was a major European colonial power in the Americas during the 16th century.

What was the significance of the Kingdom of Ghana in world history

• Ghana was a dominant colonial power in Southeast Asia, responsible for establishing key trade routes in the Indian Ocean

• Ghana was a major center of trade and power in West Africa, controlling trade routes for gold and salt during the medieval period.

• Ghana was one of the first African empires to establish a system of written law and literature that influenced later civilizations in Europe.

• Ghana was a pioneering empire in the Americas that established significant agricultural innovations for global trade

What was the significance of Great Zimbabwe in world history?

• Great Zimbabwe was an advanced civilization in Southern Africa, known for its impressive stone architecture and control over regional trade, especially gold.

• Great Zimbabwe was a powerful medieval European kingdom that helped establish the early foundations of the Renaissance.

• Great Zimbabwe was a major center of Islamic scholarship and culture in North Africa.

• Great Zimbabwe was an influential city-state in Southeast Asia known for its extensive maritime trade.

What was the significance of Ethiopia in world history?

• Ethiopia was one of the first African nations to adopt Christianity, maintaining a unique Christian tradition that shaped its culture and identity.

• Ethiopia was a major trading power in the Mediterranean, known for its vast network of maritime routes and control of European spice trade.

• Ethiopia was a large colonial empire that controlled most of Southeast Asia during the 19th century.

• Ethiopia was a key center of Islamic scholarship and the spread of Islam across West Africa.

Define ancestor veneration

• A religious ceremony for honoring and respecting the living.

• Ancestor veneration is the practice of honoring and respecting deceased relatives.
• A method of preserving ancient artifacts.
• A form of meditation for personal growth.