Ch.13 Tropical Africa&Asia Vocab. History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tropics | equatorial region between and the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Characterized by generally warm or hot temperatures year round |
| monsoon | alternating winds |
| Ibn Battuta | Moroccan Muslim scholar the most widely traveled individual of his time |
| Delhi Sultanate | Centralized Indian Empireof varying extent, created by Muslim invaders |
| Mali | Empire created by indigenous Muslims in wester Sudan of West Africa from teh 13-15th century |
| Mansa Kankan Musa | Ruler of Mali (r.1312-1337) |
| Gujarat | Region of western India famous for trade and maufacturing |
| dhow | ship of small to moderate size used in the western Indian Ocean, traditionally with a triangular sail and a sewn timber hull |
| Swahill | ... |
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