| A | B |
|---|
| diffusion | spread and distribution of ideas, goods or services |
| Shinto | ethnic religion unique to Japan |
| archipelago | series/group of islands |
| proximity | closeness/near by |
| animism | spirits found in living and non-living things |
| Swahili | Arabic word for "coast land" |
| Mansa Musa | king who introduced Islam to Mali |
| ghana | king |
| mali | where the king resides |
| silk road | trade route between China and Europe |
| maritime routes | trade routes across rivers, seas or oceans |
| south china sea | maritime trade route between China and Africa |
| gold | goods from West Africa |
| spices | goods from around the Indian Ocean |
| textiles | types of cloth |
| porcelain | goods from China and Persia |
| paper | technology from China |
| lateen sail | technology from the Indian Ocean |
| printing and paper money | ideas from China |
| ideas | spread of religions across the hemisphere |
| Sea of Japan | sea between Japan and Asian mainland |
| state religion | worshipping the Emperor |
| Axum | Christian African kingdom |
| Zimbabwe | East African kingdom |
| Timbuktu | Mali center of trade and Muslim learning |
| Gold for Salt | West African kingdoms trade route |
| Berbers | invaders who lived north in the Sahara |
| Great Zimbabwe | largest stone-walled fortress |
