Jump to page content Jump to navigation

• Education Policy & Advocacy
• Membership
• Testing
• College Guidance
• K–12 Services
• Higher Ed Services
• Professional Development
• Data, Reports & Research

AP Central

Home > AP Courses and Exams > Course Home Pages > Appendix 3: Glossary Appendix 3: Glossary amerikani unbleached cotton cloth, manufactured in the USA and exported in large quantities to Zanzibar; widely traded in the interior, where it was preferred for its strength; also spelled amerekani copal a tree resin used to make varnish; fossil copal was "mined" along the coast, often with slave labor copra dried coconut, prepared for export cowries shells used as currency (Cypraea moneta) dhow Arab ship with a sloping mast and a square sail; average cargoes of 50-60 tons (larger tonnages reported) frasila unit of weight in Indian Ocean and East Coast trade; equal to 35 pounds; also spelled frasela lascars Indian Ocean sailors on British ships Maria Theresa =MT$: a coin used on East Coast; also called the Austrian Crown; in the 1860s, the American dollar began to replace it monsoons seasonal winds used by ships sailing from India, Arabia, and the Persian Gulf to the East African coast (November to March) and returning when the winds shifted seyyid master or lord; title used by Omani rulers of the Busaidi dynasty Sidis people (or their descendants) who entered the Indian Ocean world from the Swahili coast, especially men (often manumitted slaves or escapees) employed as sailors or harbor workers Appendices... Appendix 1: Discussion Questions Appendix 2: Recommended Reading Appendix 4: Notes on Places and Peoples Appendix 5: Timeline Appendix 6: Web Work and Other Activities See also... East Africa, the Western Indian Ocean Basin, and the World Economy, 1760 to 1880 AP World History Course Home Page

• 1 - Home Page
• 2 - Skip to content
• 3 - Site Map
• 4 - Search field focus
• 6 - Site navigation tree
• 9 - Contact information
• 0 - Access Key details

Back to top