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16 Cards in this Set
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Marco Polo
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First to find trade route to the Asia.
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pilgrimage
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journey to a Holy place or the Holy land.
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Koran
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book about Mohammed that tells his ideas
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spices
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pepper, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon etc.
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trade routes
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the 3 ways used by merchants to reach the orient
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merchant
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a trader who sells or trades
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crusade
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war to save the Holy Land
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sagas
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a long tale of bravery
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orient
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the east
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Kublai Khan
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founder of the Yuan Dynasty, a division of the Mongol Empire
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Pope Urban the II
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pope that asked Christians to raise an army to fight Mohammedans to save the Holy Land
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mosques
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temples that belong to the Mohammedans
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Mohammedans
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people following Mohammed
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Northman
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People of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
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caravans
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groups of traveling merchants
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Indies
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places of India, China and Japan
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