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Who was Marco Polo?
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A European explorer that sailed in the opposite direction to reach the east in search of a better and faster trade route.
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In 1271 _____________, _____________, and _____________ traveled to ____________ from this European city, ___________ which is now Italy.
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Marco Polo, his uncle, and his father, China, Venice
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What body of water did Marco Polo first cross?
What other bodies of water did he cross? |
Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal,
South China Sea |
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Marco Polo was amazed by the wealth of the Chinese emperor ______________ _________________.
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Kublai Khan
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What did Marco Polo bring back with him?
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Goods, Teas, & Spices
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What was the Silk Road?
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a network of land and sea routes for trading
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The __________ ______________ was the main trade route between China and other lands.
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silk road
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Besides the trade of goods the Silk Road was also used to trade_____________, ___________ and __________.
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New Ideas, Customs, Skills
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___________, ______________, and ___________ were goods that traveled on the Silk Road.
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silk, tea, and spices
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People in Europe wanted _________ to give their food more flavor. These spices were also used to keep food __________ for a longer time.
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spices, fresh
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Marco Polo's journey made people in _______ and __________ want to know more about each other.
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Asia and Europe
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In about _____________ China built the biggest fleet of _____________ _______________ in the world at the time.
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1400, ocean ships
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The Chinese wanted to __________ with other areas of the world. They also wanted to show the world how _________________ China was.
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trade, powerful
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__________ _________ was the leader of the Chinese fleet of sailing ships.
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Zheng He
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Zheng He used a ___________ __________ to figure out which direction he was traveling. The magnetic compass was invented in _____________.
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Magnetic compass, China
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Zheng He's ships sailed to the East ____________, India, the __________ _______, Arabia, and the _____ Sea to trade and explore.
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East Indies, Persian Gulf, Red
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In about _______ the kingdom of Ghana became powerful.
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700
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Although there was much ___________ in Ghana, Ghana did not have _________.
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gold, salt
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Arab traders traveled across the _______ Desert in ____________ to Ghahna.
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Sahara, caravans
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A ________________ is a group of traders traveling together.
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caravan
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The caravans rode on ____________.
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camels
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The traders also brought their ___________ to West Africa. It was called _______________.
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religion, Islam
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Islam's followers are ________________.
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Muslims
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The kingdom of _____________ was also in West Africa.
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Mali
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Mali had a lot of ____________ and was larger than Ghana. Mali also became very rich from _____________.
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gold, trade
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King _________ _________ ruled Mali in the 1300's. He went on a ____________, or religious journey, to ____________, a city that is special to __________________.
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Mansa Musa, Pilgrimage, Mecca, Muslims
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King Mansa Musa brought about 500 ________ to carry his gold.
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slaves
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The king brought back Muslim ___________, and _________ to the city of _______________, making it a center of ____________________.
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teachers & artists, Timbuktu, Learning
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Between 1300 and 1500, __________ became another powerful kingdom in West Africa. In the early 1500's, Songhai controlled more land than ________ and _____.
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Songhai, Ghana, Mali
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People in Europe were learning about the people and geography of ________ and Africa.
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Asia
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European _______________ used the knowledge of travelers from around the world.
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mapmakers
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The _______________ was an Arab invented tool that helped sailors find their way by using the _____________ and ____________.
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Astrolabe, sun, stars
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The Vikings were sailors from ____________ in northern Europe. ___________ ____________ was a Viking that landed in what is now ___________.
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Scandinavia, Leif Ericsson, Canada
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Vikings lived there for about __________ years.
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15
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We know about this journey because the Vikings told __________ which are long stories that one generation tells to the next generation.
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sagas
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________________ found huts, jewlery, lamps, and tools that Vikings left behind.
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Archaeologists
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In about 1350 the _____________ Age began in ___________.
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Renaissance, Italy
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Italians studied the ancient cultures of ________ and __________.
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Greece and Rome
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_______________ _________ of Portugal wanted to find better sea routes to Asia. He hired experts to build better ships and improve ___________.
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Prince Henry, navigation
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In 1488, Portuguese explorer _____________ ___________ sailed around the southern tip of Africa, reaching the ___________ Ocean
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Bartolomeu Dias, Indian
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Although Dais called it the Cape of ______________, the King of Portugal named the tip of Africa the Cape of Good ________.
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Storms, Hope
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Ten Years later __________ ___ ______ sailed even further and reached ___________.
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Vasco Da Gama, India
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Europeans would soon travel to the __________ .
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Americas
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What country did Marco Polo travel halfway around without crossing it by land?"
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India
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What is an emperor?
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the ruler of an empire
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What is a magnetic compass?
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Chinese tool sailors used to see what direction they were traveling
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What is a caravan?
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a group of traders traveling together
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What is a pilgrimage?
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a journey taken for religious reasons
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What is an astrolabe?
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A navigational tool developed by the Arabs that used the sun and stars to find their distance from the equator
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What is a saga?
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A long, spoken tale repeated from one generation to the next.
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What does Renaissance mean?
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"rebirth" , It was a time of new interest in art and science
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What is navigation?
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the science that sailors use to find their direction at sea
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What places did the Silk Road connect?
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China with other lands
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What effect did Marco Polo's journey have on others?
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People in both Europe and Asia wanted to know more about each other.
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Why did Zheng He's fleet try to reach many new places?
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The Chinese wanted to expand trade and show their power.
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What was one result of Zheng He's voyages?
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The demand for Chinese trade goods grew.
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Name three effects trade had on people.
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1. People learned about other cultures , 2. People shared goods and ideas with others on different continents , 3. People became interested in other cultures.
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What kingdom became known as the land of gold"?"
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Ghana
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Which direction did most of the caravans travel?
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southward across the Sahara
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What type of trade was often made in Ghana?
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gold for salt
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Like Ghana, the African kingdoms of ___________ & __________ became wealthy from trade?
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Mali and Songhai
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What did Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca strengthen between Mali and Muslim nations?
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trade ties
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Why did the Vikings leave Newfoundland?"
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There were conflicts with the American Indians that lived there.
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What was the Renaissance a rebirth in?
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It marked a new interest in arts and sciences and a desire to learn about the world.
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What did the Portuguese bring back from the coast of Africa?
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African gold and slaves.
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What effect did European ocean trade routes have?
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allowed contact between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
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The son of Eric the Red who sailed to North America in about 1000 and explored what is now known as Newfoundland?
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Lief Ericson
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What are people who buy and sell to earn a living called?
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Merchants
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_______________ was one of the first Europeans to travel to China.
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Marco Polo
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The ruler of China was _________________.
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Kublai Khan
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A purposeful journey is also called an _______?
A journey for religious purposes is called a ___________? |
Expedition, Pilgrimage
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What is the network of overland trade routes that connected Europe and Asia called?
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Silk Road
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Marco Polo's account of his travels in Asia led to a new age of exploration in _______________?
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Europe
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Coins, paper, or gold used as money in a country is called ___________?
What was different about the currency Marco Polo found in China? |
currency, paper money instead of coins
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A group of people traveling together, especially through desert areas is called a _________?
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Caravan
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Songhai was the powerful kingdom that ruled most of _________________________?
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West Africa
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_________ ____ was the ruler of Songhai.
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Sunni Ali
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An important trade city in Africa for gold and salt?
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Timbuktu
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The son of the king of Portugal who searched for new sea routes?
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Prince Henry
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The science of determining a ship’s sailing direction and location is called?
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Navigation
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The first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa was?
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Bartolomeu Dias
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The southern tip of Africa is called?
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Cape of Good Hope
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Who was the first European to reach Asia by sea?
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Vasco da Gama
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What places did the Silk Road connect?
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The silk road was a network of land trade routes that connected China to Europe and India.
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What effect did Marco Polo's journey have on others?
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His stories made Europeans interested in China and Asia.
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Why did Zheng He's fleet try to reach many other places?
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The fleet was looking for trading opportunities for China with other countries.
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What was the result of Zheng He's voyages?
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China established new trade partners.
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What 3 things were new to Marco Polo when he reached China?
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Paper Money, Gunpowder, Coal
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How old was Marco Polo and in what year did he arrive in China?
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17 , he arrived in the year 1274
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What was the goal of Marco Polo's trip?
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To bring back valuable trade goods from China.
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What city in China did Marco Polo stay in?
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Shangdu
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How did the Chinese get their great wealth?
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They learned how to weave silk cloth, they then traded it with other countries.
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Under Zheng He, Chinese fleets made ____ voyages of trade and exploration between 1405 and 1433?
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7
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Chinese fleets reached what 6 areas?
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East Indies, India, Persian Empire, Arabia, Red Sea, East Coast of Africa
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In addition to the trade of gold and salt European ships from Spain, Portugal, and Italy brought what goods to North African ports?
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Cloth, Horses, Other goods
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What goods did Mali trade?
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Gold, Animal Hides, Kola Nuts
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Mali reached its peak in what year and under what king?
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1300s, King Mansa Musa
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Where & what is Mecca?
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A city in the Arabian peninsula that is holy to Muslims.
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Who came with Mansa Musa on his pilgrimage?
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Thousands of people including 500 slaves each of whom carried a four pound bar of gold (slaves).
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When did Songhai flourish?
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Mid 1300's to 1500's
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The Arabs created the ______________ while the Chinese created the _______________.
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Astrolabe, Magnetic Compass
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Why was Eric the Red forced to leave his home?
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He was quick to anger and to use his sword thus he had lots of enemies.
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What was the Vikings home land?
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Scandinavia and Northern Europe
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The Vikings sailed to __________, North ___________, and North ___________________?
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Asia, Africa, America
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Eric the Red was thrown out of Iceland.
True or False |
True
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Although Iceland was cold, why did Eric the Red call it Greenland?
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To make it sound more appealing to Icelanders.
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Who was Eric the Red's son?
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Leif Ericsson
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Leif Ericsson and his crew were the first Europeans to set foot on what land?
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North America (Newfoundland on the east coast of Canada)
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What did Leif Ericsson find growing in Newfoundland?
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Grapes
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Because of the grapes they called Newfoundland ____________ which means Land of ______.
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Vinland , (Land of) Wine
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Why did the Vikings that came to Vinland eventually leave?
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Due to conflict with the American Indians living there
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What historic site is located on the Northern tip of Newfoundland?
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L'Anse aux Meadows (LOHNS-oh-meh-doh-z)
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What did archeologist find in L'Anse aux Meadows (LOHNS-oh-meh-doh-z)?
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remains of a Viking settlement.
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The word Renaissance means _____________.
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Rebirth
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The Renaissance marked a new beginning in ______________ and _____________ and a desire to learn more about _____________.
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Arts, Sciences, the World
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The Renaissance began in the year ______________ and lasted about _____________ years.
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1350, 250
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Johan Gutenburg developed the _____________ which made it possible to print books fast.
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Printing Press
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Where did the Renaissance began?
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Italy
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Along with the printing press the Renaissance age saw great advances in ship ______________ and _______________ which made travel safer.
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Building , Design
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Prince Henry became known as _________________?
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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What is navigation?
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The science sailors use to plot their course and find their location far from land.
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Portuguese ships sailed south along the coast of ____________?
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Africa
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The buying and selling of human beings is known as?
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slave trade
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Besides the Portuguese, ________, _________, & __________ participated in slave trade?
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Arabs, Africans, Europeans
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How is a slave different from a servant?
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Slaves are owned by a person and have no freedom; a servant works for a person voluntarily.
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Portuguese took the lead in exploring the West Coast of Africa under the guidance of
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Prince Henry
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Why did the Portuguese build forts along the west coast of Africa?
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To protect their trade and slaves.
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What was one of the first books printed on the printing press developed by Johann Gutenberg?
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The Bible
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A storm blew Bartolomeu Dias' ships past the southern tip of ____________ which resulted in them reaching the ____________ Ocean?
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Africa, Indian
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The southern tip of Africa was called the Cape of ____________by Dias, but was renamed to _________________ by the king of Portugal?
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(Cape of) Storms, Cape of Good Hope
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The Cape of Good Hope showed the Portuguese hope for sea routes to ___________?
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Asia
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In 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasca da Gama and his four ships sailed across the Indian Ocean and reached ________________?
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India
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Portugal sea routes made it a rich trading empire by sending inexpensive purchased __________ from India to Europe.
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Spices
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Advances in _____________ increased how far and how fast ships could travel.
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sailing
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By the late 1400's, Europeans had established new trade routes to ____________ and ____________.
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Africa, Asia
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Explorers from Scandinavia were the ___________________?
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Vikings
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Eric the Red traveled to __________________________?
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Greenland
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Portuguese ruler who took lead in 1420s in developing new trade routes to Asia?
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Explorer whose ships were blown by storms around the southern tip of Africa and into the Indian Ocean?
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Bartolomeu Dias
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___________ sailed to India in 1497?
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Vasco da Gama
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What city in India did Portuguese merchants settle in?
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Calicut
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_____ the _____ was a Viking explorer that sailed to Iceland and Greenland. He is the father of _______ ______________.
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Eric the Red, Leif Ericsson
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Greenland is the largest island on Earth - true or false?
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true
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Prince _______ was the Prince of Portugal who established a school for sailors and navigators?
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(Prince) Henry
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A large group of lands and people ruled by one leader is called an ___________?
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Empire (ruled by an Emperor)
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What year did Marco Polo reach China and what city did he arrive at?
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1274 and Shangdu
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Who traveled with Marco Polo and how long did it take to get there?
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His uncle and his father. It took them three years to get there.
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What did they travel by?
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On a ship, on foot, horseback, and by wagon
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What three things were new to Marco Polo?
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Paper money, Gunpowder, and coal
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How old was Marco Polo when he started his journey?
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17
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What city in Europe did Marco Polo come from?
What is different about Venice today from when Marco Polo left? |
Venice, Venice is now considered part of Italy
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Why did Marco Polo travel to China?
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Their goal was to bring back valuable trade goods from China?
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When Marco Polo reached China, he became guests of whom?
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Emperor Kublai Khan
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After the kingdom of Ghana weakened in the 1100's, what new empire emerged in the same area which became even larger and richer than Ghana?
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Mali
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What goods did Mali trade for cloth and horses?
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Gold, Animal Hides, Kola Nuts
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What was Renaissance?
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A period of time of great growth in art and science
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What was a caravan?
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A group of traders traveling together
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What is a saga?
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A story told from one generation to another
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What was the Silk Road?
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A network of land and sea trading routes
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What was Ghana?
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A place where salt was traded for gold
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What is an astrolabe?
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An instrument used to find location
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What happened during Mansa Musa's rule?
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Mali reached its peak during his rule
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What is a pilgrimage?
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A journey taken for religious reasons
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What did Prince Henry start?
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A Portuguese navigation school
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What was responsible for China's wealth?
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Silk
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What did the Europeans trade for gold in Africa?
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Cloth and horses
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What did the Vikings do most of their exploring by?
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Ship
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What happened when Mansa Musa took a pilgrimage to Mecca?
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The ties between Mali and other Muslim nations strengthened
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What did improved sailing lead to for Portugal?
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Bringing home African gold and slaves
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What was one result of Zheng He's voyages?
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The demand for Chinese goods grew
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What do Chinese people, caravans, and the kingdom of Ghana have in common?
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People went great distances to get to Ghana and they all traded.
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Why was the Renaissance important?
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It was a big growth in science and arts and new ideas happened.
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Why did the Vikings leave Newfoundland?
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Conflict broke out between the Vikings and the American Indians.
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What effect did ocean trade routes have?
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It led to more trading ports and a chance to explore lands. It also brought the Eastern and Western hemispheres together.
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What did Vasco De Gama Accomplish?
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Vasco Da Gama was the first European to round Africa and go to India from Portugal by ship.
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