WorksheetsAP World Unit 2 Vocabulary
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
This was established by Kublai Khan in 1271 and was tolerant towards various religious groups in China.
Song Dynasty
Mecca
Yuan Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
This was Batu’s army that pushed westward through Russia and then into Europe.
Calicut
Golden Horde
Kashgar
Hulegu
This is an instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars.
Compass
Astrolabe
Porcelain
Stern Rudder
This was the first of the great medieval trading empires of western Africa and was known as the "Land of Gold."
Ghana Empire
Samarkand
Mali Empire
The Hanseatic League
He was a Buddhist monk that led the revolt to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty in 1368.
Sundiata
Zheng He
Kublai Khan
Zhu Yuanzhang
These are documents stating the holder was legally promised payment of a set amount on a set date.
Flying Money
Bills of Exchange
Banking Houses
Money Economy
The period of Mongolian peace between the 13th and 14th centuries is called
Mogadishu
Caravanserai
Pax Mongolica
Golden Horde
This is a Muslim city-state that became wealthy by building a navy and collecting fees from ships that passed through the Strait of Malacca.
Kashgar
Mogadishu
Malacca
Swahili City-States
This was Hulegu’s kingdom in Central Asia that stretched from Byzantium to the Oxus River.
Kuriltai
Il-Khanate
Gujarat
Songhai Kingdom
This was a commercial alliance that formed between northern German cities and Scandinavia in the 13th century.
Calicut
White Lotus Society
Pax Mongolica
The Hanseatic League
Groups of people traveling together for mutual protection, often with pack animals such as camels are called
Caravans
Golden Horde
Dhow Ships
Caravanserai
This is a desert in central Asia where many invaders came in to attack China.
Hangzhou
Indian Ocean Basin
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
Overuse of farmland and deforestation caused this and reduced agricultural production in feudal Europe.
Soil Erosion
Monsoons
Overgrazing
Nomadism
This was a West African empire from 1235-1400 with trading cities such as Timbuktu and Gao.
Mecca
Mali Empire
Malacca
Mogadishu
This term refers to settlements of people away from their homeland arising from trade.
Kuriltai
Money Economy
Diaspora
Uyghur Script
This was a military unit consisting of approximately 10,000 soldiers that formed the backbone of the Mongol military organization during their conquests.
Tumen
Kuriltai
Hulegu
Khanates
This was a medieval Korean kingdom that faced multiple Mongol invasions.
Chagatai Khanate
Khmer Empire
Ming Dynasty
Goryeo Dynasty
This is the name for the four regional Mongol kingdoms that arose after the death of Genghis Khan.
Kievan Rus'
Pax Mongolica
Khanates
The Spice Islands
The system of writing that Genghis Khan adopted for the Mongol Empire was
Ortogh
Tumen
Uyghur Script
Gujarat
This was a triangular shaped sail that could catch wind from many different directions.
Junk
Monsoon
Ortogh
Lateen Sail
Which nomadic group established the largest land empire in history, connecting Europe and Asia?
Incas
Mongols
Aztecs
Vikings
Which dynasty added to the Great Wall of China making stretch over 13,000 miles?
Qin
Shang
Zhou
Ming
What is a Caliphate?
Name of the building caliphs worked in
Name for an Islamic kingdom/ empire
Name for a group of Arab city-states
Name of a sacred Muslim text
What were the dominant trade items in the West African kingdoms?
cloth and diamonds
salt and gold
cotton and spices
weapons and iron
How did technology and better scientific information fuel the explorations?
The magnetic compass allowed sailors to calculate their longitude.
Ptolemy’s Geography gave a reasonably accurate estimate of the distance from Europe to Asia
The recent European invention of the astrolabe made sea navigation possible.
Caravels with lateen sails were more maneuverable and could carry more than previous ships.
Cannons proved useful in almost every climate and condition.
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
Which invention allowed for longer sea journeys?
Magnetic compass
Movable type
Porcelain
Gunpowder
Which of the following was a technological advancement that improved navigation during the Age of Exploration?
The printing press
The caravel
Gunpowder
The steam engine
