AP World History Vocab Chapter 13 – Flashcards
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ibn Battuta
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A young Muslim scholar from Morocco who had set out to the Islamic world.
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tropics
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Equatorial region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. It is characterized by generally warm or hot temperatures year-round, though much variation exists due to altitude and other factors.
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monsoon
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Rainy and dry seasons due to alternating winds in Southeastern Asia.
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Delhi Sultanate
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Centralized Indian empire of varying extent created by Muslim invaders.
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Mali
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Empire in West Africa founded by an indigenous African dynasty that had earlier adopted Islam through the peaceful influence of Muslim merchants and scholars.
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Mansa Kankan Musa
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Ruler of Mali (r. 1312-1337). His pilgrimage through Egypt to Mecca in 1324-1325 established the empire's reputation for wealth in the Mediterranean world.
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Gujarat
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Region of western India famous for trade and manufacturing; the inhabitants are called Gujarati. Captured by Ala-ud-din's forces in 1298.
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dhow
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Characteristic cargo and passenger ship of the Arabian Sea.
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Swahili Coast
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East African shores of the Indian Ocean between the Horn of Africa and the Zambezi River; from the Arabic sawahil, meaning 'shores.'
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Great Zimbabwe
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City, now in ruins (in the modern African country of Zimbabwe), whose many stone structures were built between about 1250 and 1450, when it was a trading center and the capital of a large state.
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Aden
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Port city in the modern south Arabian country of Yemen. It has been a major trading center in the Indian Ocean since ancient times. Monsoon winds brought enough rainfall to supply drinking water to a large population and to grow grain for export.
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Malacca
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Port city in the modern Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, founded about 1400 as a trading center on the Strait of Malacca. Also spelled Melaka.
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Urdu
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A Persian-influenced literary form of Hindi written in Arabic characters.
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Timbuktu
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City on the Niger River in the modern country of Mali. It was founded by the Tuareg as a seasonal camp sometime after 1000. As part of the Mali empire, Timbuktu became a major major terminus of the trans-Saharan trade and a center of Islamic learning.
