Unit 2 Vocabulary

5. the spread of ideas, religions, and products often resulting from trade
7. a medieval Chinese dynasty that invented gunpowder and paper money
14. grandson of Genghis Khan who founded the Il-Khanate
16. a trade route across the Sahara Desert which facilitated the spread of Islam
17. a commercial alliance formed between northern German and Scandinavian cities in the 13th cnetury
18. Italian explorer who travel to China in the late 13th century and wrote about his travels and discoveries
20. an instrument used to determine the latitude by measuring the position of the stars

1. the first leader of the Mongol Empire
2. a pandemic that ravaged Europe in the 14th century
3. capital of the Song Dynasty
4. a navigation tool that determined direction and eliminated the need to follow coasts
6. a Muslim, Moroccan scholar who traveled to many different places
8. invented in China in the 9th century; used in siege warfare like canons in the Song Dynasty
9. settlements of people of retain their culture often resulting from trade
10. grandson of Genghis Khan who founded the Yuan Dynasty
11. a wealthy and world-renowned city in Mali for Islamic learning
12. the meeting of Mongol chieftains in 1206 during which Temujin became Genghis Khan and the ruler of the Mongolian kingdom
13. a Muslim, Chinese admiral who led seven great voyages through the Indian Ocean
15. king of Mali, who displayed Mali's wealth on his pilgrimage to Mecca
19. central Asian desert where many invaders went through in order to attack China