AP World Unit 2 Vocabulary

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This was established by Kublai Khan in 1271 and was tolerant towards various religious groups in China.

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Yuan Dynasty

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This was Batu’s army that pushed westward through Russia and then into Europe.

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Golden Horde

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This is an instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars.

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Astrolabe

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This was the first of the great medieval trading empires of western Africa and was known as the "Land of Gold."

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Ghana Empire

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He was a Buddhist monk that led the revolt to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty in 1368.

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Zhu Yuanzhang

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Documents stating the holder was legally promised payment of a set amount on a set date.

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Bills of Exchange

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The period of Mongolian peace between the 13th and 14th centuries is called

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Pax Mongolica

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This is a Muslim city-state that became wealthy by building a navy and collecting fees from ships that passed through the Strait of Malacca.

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Malacca

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Hulegu’s kingdom in Central Asia that stretched from Byzantium to the Oxus River.

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Il-Khanate

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This was a commercial alliance that formed between northern German cities and Scandinavia in the 13th century.

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The Hanseatic League