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AMSCO 2.1, 2.3, 2.4 Key Terms – Trade Routes 1200CE – 1450CE

Directions: Using your AMSCO books, define the significance of the following terms as they relate to trade routes. You may
need to expand the descriptions of each term beyond what is written about it in AMSCO. You can use Traditions and
Encounters to help you further explain the significance of the term to trade routes or look up information in another source. It
is recommended you complete the terms for the sections on the assigned dates in order to keep up with the list. Final terms
list is due on Monday October 31st.

Key Concept 2.1 - Silk Road Trade (October 26th)

1. Mongol Empire
2. Magnetic Compass
3. Rudder
4. Junk
5. Kashgar
6. Samarkand
7. Caravanserai
8. Money Economy
9. Flying Cash
10. Paper Money
11. Banking Houses
12. Bill of Exchange
13. Hanseatic League

Key Concept 2.3 - Indian Ocean Trade (October 27th)

14. Indian Ocean Basin
15. Calicut
16. Spice Islands
17. Indian Ocean Slave Trade
18. Monsoon Winds
19. Lateen sails
20. Stern Rudder
21. Astrolabe
22. Malacca / Melaka
23. Diaspora
24. Swahili City-States
25. Zheng He

Key Concept 2.4 - Trans-Saharan Trade (October 28th – 30tht)

26. Arabian Desert
27. Oases
28. Camel saddles
29. Trans-Saharan Trade
30. Mali
31. Timbuktu
32. Sundiata
33. Mansa Musa
34. Mecca
35. Songhai Kingdom