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39 Cards in this Set
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In 1271 _____________ _________ traveled to ____________ from what is now Italy.
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marco polo
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Marco Polo was amazed be the wealth of the Chinese emperor ______________ _________________.
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Kublai Khan
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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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___________, ______________, 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 the _________ to give their food more flavor. They were also used to keep food __________ for a longer time.
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spices
fresh |
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People also used new ideas and __________ on the Silk Road.
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customs
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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 _____________ of ocean ships in the world at the time.
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1400
fleet |
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The Chinese wanted to trade more with other areas of the world. They also wanted to show the world how powerful ________ was.
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China
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__________ _________ was the leader of the fleet.
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Zheng He
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He used a ___________ _______ to figure out which direction he was traveling. The________ _________ is a tool used by sailors that was invented in _____________.
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magnetic compass
magnetic compass china |
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His ships sailed to the ______ ______, india, the __________ _______, Arabia, and the _____ Sea. to trade and explore.
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East Indies
Persian Gulf Arabia red |
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Trading kingdoms grew in West _____ more than one thousand years ago. In about _______ the kingdom of Ghana became powerful.
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Africa
700 |
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There was much ___________ in Ghana but 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 was very rich from _____________.
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gold
trade |
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King _________ _________ ruled Mali in the 1300'2. 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 ________ slaves to carry his gold.
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slaves
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The king brought back Muslim ______, and _________ to the city of _______________. this made it a center of ____________________.
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teachers and artistits
Timbuktu learning |
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Between 1300 and 1500 __________ became another powerful kingdom in West Africa. In the early 1500's, ___________ was 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 one Arab tool that helped sailors find their way by using the _____________ and ____________.
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Astrolobe
sun and stars |
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The vikings were sailors from ____________ in northern Europe. ___________ ____________ was a viking. He 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 their story in __________. 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 _____________ began in ___________. the Renaissance marked a new beginning in _________ and ________.
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Renaissance
Italy art and science |
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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
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The Portugese continued exploring. In 1488 _____________ ___________ sailed around the southern tip of Africa. He had reached the ___________ Ocean
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Bartolomeu Dias
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The king of Portugal named the tip of Africa the _________________.
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Cape of Good 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 Americas and meet the people who lived there.
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Americas
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