AP World History Unit 2-3 Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Caravel
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A small, easily steerable ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in their explorations
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Griots
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Storytellers and historians of sub-Saharan Africa who carried on oral traditions.
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Kami
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Japanese nature spirits revered in the Shinto religion
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Khan
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A Mongol ruler
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Lateen Sail
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A triangular sail attached to a short mast
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Malay Sailors
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Southeast Asian sailors who traveled the Indian Ocean; by 500 C.E., they had colonized Madagascar, introducing the cultivation of the banana
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Maori
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A member of a Polynesian group that settled New Zealand about 800 C.E.
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Metropolitan
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Of or constituting a large city or urbanized area, including adjacent suburbs and towns
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Middle Kingdom
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Term applied to the rich agricultural lands of the Yangtze River valley under the Zhou dynasty
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Ming Dynasty
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The ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty; the Ming dynasty was the last dynasty in China led by ethnic Hans.
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Mongol Peace (Pax Mongolica)
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The period from about 1250 to 1350 in which the Mongols ensured the safety of Eurasian trade and travel
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Perspective
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An artistic technique commonly used in Renaissance painting that gave a three-dimensional appearance to works of art
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Renaissance
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The revival of learning in Europe beginning about 1300 and continuing to about 1600
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Stateless Society
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A society that is based on the authority of kinship groups rather than on a central government
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Steppe Diplomacy
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The skill of political survival and dominance in the world of steppe nomads; it involved the knowledge of tribal and clan structure and often used assassinations to accomplish its goals
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Syncretism
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A blend of two or more cultures or cultural traditions
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Yuan Dynasty
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The Mongol led dynasty of China from 1271 to 1368
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Dhow
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Arab sailing vessels with triangular or lateen sails; strongly influenced European ship design
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Jinshi
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Title granted to students who passed the most difficult Chinese examination on all of Chinese literature; became immediate dignitaries and eligible for high office
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Mawali
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Non-Arab converts to Islam
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Dhimmi
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Literally "people of the book"; applied as inclusive term to Jews and Christians in Islamic territories; later extended to Zoroastrians and even Hindus & Buddhists
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Quinoa
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A species of goosefoot grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds. Although it is technically not a grain it is treated as such because of its baking characteristics
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