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WH1 Topic 4 #2-3 Vocab Quiz Study Guide

Objectives to study for quiz:

Explain the global spread & consequences of chinese inventions & technologies (lesson 2)

Analyze Agricultural revolution (arab or green) in Africa & diffusion of plants from Africa → Asia → medieval spain and construction of large scale irrigation (lesson 3)

Note: Pay attention to bolded sentences, important inventions by the chinese, key things associated with the arab agricultural revolution

Possible Vocab to study for the quiz:

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Literacy: The ability to read and write

Gunpowder: An explosive consisting of a powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal

Agricultural revolution: Big changes in the traditional agriculture, advances in agriculture

Muslim: A follower of the religion Islam.

Cultural diffusion: Culture spreading/ being adapted through parts of the world thru the people traveling, talking, trading, etc

Culture: Customs, arts, social institutions, achievements, religion, language, foods, fashion of a certain nation or people- makes the people who they are

Hajj: Religious journey for Muslims, a pilgrimage to Mecca

Pilgrim: A person who journeys to a sacred place for religious purposes

Pilgrimage: A religious journey

Irrigation: The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels

Textile: A type of woven cloth/fabric OR the other definition I saw: finished cloth, fully processed wool or cotton

Medicines: Most of the new crops that were at the core of the Arab Agricultural Revolution, eg. exotic plants

Supply and Demand: The number of people who want to buy a product and how easy it is to make that product determines the price.

Cotton: A plant used to make a textile. Also, the cloth made from cotton.

Interdependence: The dependence of 2 or more people/things on each other

Arabs: A member of a Semitic people, originally from the Arabian peninsula and neighboring territories, inhabiting much of the Middle East and North Africa.

Magnetic compass: China used this to advance as a sea power, helping cultural diffusion by helping technology spread west. Sometimes used in fortune-telling.

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Hopefully the important parts of each section

Chinese inventions preserve classical learning

Paper:

Printing:

Gunpowder:

Magnetic compass:

Arab Agricultural Revolution

Introduction:

Cultural Diffusion:

Muslim conquests of early islamic world

The Pull of Demand

Conclusion:

👁️👄👁️ I think we done here

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