AP WORLD UNITS 3-4

3. This religion emphasized salvation by faith instead of by intense study or meditation.
5. A pre-Columbian city in America ruled between the 12th and 14th century, most characterized by its pyramid-like grass mounds of 4 levels.
10. A widely travelled Arab scholar, merchant, and public official. He is known for travelling all over Asia.
11. Made it unnecessary for merchants to carry heavy metal coins
12. The captain who led the enormous Chinese fleet that travelled around the world to enroll people/states into the Chinese tribute system.
13. Major settlements among the Chaco Canyon that encompassed 25,000 miles and linked 150 towns to main centers
16. Inns or guesthouses where merchants rested and mingled amongst each other
17. Special Arab ships designed for the monsoons.
18. West African storytellers who preserved knowledge amongst generations orally.
19. A popular learning center that attracted thousands of students from all over West Africa and beyond.
21. A Japanese adaptation of Buddhism that was popular amongst samurai.
22. Helped introduce contracts into trade to promise payment, or create a legal framework in trading

1. African Bantu languages written in Arabic script.
2. A period of increased food production that led to many successful empires
4. It signifies their renunciation of their own goods, emphasizing simplicity and non-attachment.
6. The largest Hindu religious structure that emphasized understanding of the cosmos on Mount Meru. It transitioned to Buddhism.
7. The animal who made the journey across the Sahara possible.
8. An agriculturally rich region allied with Srivijaya. They built the Borobudur.
9. Permanent settlements of foreign traders along trade routes
14. The Ruler of Mali who was and is considered the richest man in the world
15. Special Chinese ships designed for the monsoons.
20. A blend of Confucian ethics with aspects of Buddhism and Daoism.