AP World History Unit 2

the central trading point for east and western Silk Roads met.

A rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something (disease)

city in Uzbekistan with an oasis on the Silk Road; former capital of Muslim dynasty

town of extreme success along silk road in between east and west.

Trading City

Ancient oasis town in western china

This Desert (in China) is known for splitting the Silk Road into branches running north and south of it. It is bounded by mountain ranges. Name means "once you go in you will not come out".

an oasis town in the eastern Iranian borderlands of the empire

During the rule of Timur Lane was the most influential captial city, a wealthy trading center known for decorated mosques and tombs.

The term is usual used to describe workers from another country residing within the country on a temporary or permanent basis.

a mountainous island in western Indonesia