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48 Cards in this Set
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Where is the Sahara Desert?
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Africa
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What was happening in the Western Hemisphere at about the same time Zheng He began his exploration?
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The Aztecs ruled Central America.
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Where did Gutenburg develop his printing press?
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Germany
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What did Prince Henry do?
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His ships explored the African coast
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With which continents were the people of Asia making contact in the late 1400s?
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Africa and Europe
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What was happening in China at the same time that the Aztec and Inca we're building their empires?
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The Chinese were enlarging their empire
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What was the present name of Persia?
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Iran
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What goods were extanged along the Silk Road?
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Silk from China was extanged for horses, oranges, and gold; H.O.G.S
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How many voyages did Zheng He make from 1405 to 1433?
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Seven
Hint: Number of letters in Zheng He |
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Where did Zheng He explore?
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India, the southeast Asia, Arabia, and the coast of east Africa
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How did the magnetic compass help sailors?
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It helped them to find directions at sea
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About how far back do the roots of Chinese civilization go?
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At least 3,000 years
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What is a caravan?
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A group of people traveling together though the desert
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To what place were most of the caravans headed in the late 1400s
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The kingdom of Songhi
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What was one way that many African rulers maintained power?
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The enslaved the people they conquered
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How were slaves in africa often treated?
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As family members
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How would you describe the city of Gao?
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It was full of craft workers and artists
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What are some of the subjects that are studied in Timbuktu?
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Atronomy, math, music,and literature
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How did Leo Africanus know that learning was highly valued by the people of Songhi?
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They increased trade with with people of the Eastern Hemisphere
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What religion is practiced by many people in Africa today?
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Islam
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What was the important link between Europe and Asia in the late 1400s?
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Goods to be traded.
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Which two Europeans countries sent explorers on search of a sea route to Asia?
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Spain and Portugal.
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What was the important link between Europe and Asia in the late 1400s?
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Goods to be traded.
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What was the important link between Europe and Asia in the late 1400s?
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Goods to be traded.
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Why did the Europeans want spices?
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To keep for from spoiling.
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What happened to the price of goods each time they were traded on the Silk Road?
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They went up.
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Which two Europeans countries sent explorers on search of a sea route to Asia?
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Spain and Portugal.
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Which two Europeans countries sent explorers on search of a sea route to Asia?
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Spain and Portugal.
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Why did the Europeans want spices?
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To keep for from spoiling.
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What is navigation?
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The science of determining a ships sailing direction and location.
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Why did the Europeans want spices?
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To keep for from spoiling.
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How would you describe a carvel?
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A small ship that could be steered easily, that sailed fast, that sailed against the wind, and that held large amounts of cargo.
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What happened to the price of goods each time they were traded on the Silk Road?
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They went up.
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What happened to the price of goods each time they were traded on the Silk Road?
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They went up.
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What is navigation?
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The science of determining a ships sailing direction and location.
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What is navigation?
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The science of determining a ships sailing direction and location.
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Where did Bartholomeu Dias sail in 1488?
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Around the southern tip of Africa.
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Who was the first Portuguese to reach Asia? When did he sail and to where?
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Vasco da Gama in 1498 to India.
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How would you describe a carvel?
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A small ship that could be steered easily, that sailed fast, that sailed against the wind, and that held large amounts of cargo.
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What effect did the profits that the Portuguese made from their sea route to Asia have on the Spanish?
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They inspired Spanish explorers to seek their own sea route to Asia.
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How would you describe a carvel?
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A small ship that could be steered easily, that sailed fast, that sailed against the wind, and that held large amounts of cargo.
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Where did Bartholomeu Dias sail in 1488?
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Around the southern tip of Africa.
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Where did Bartholomeu Dias sail in 1488?
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Around the southern tip of Africa.
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Who was the first Portuguese to reach Asia? When did he sail and to where?
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Vasco da Gama in 1498 to India.
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What effect did the profits that the Portuguese made from their sea route to Asia have on the Spanish?
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They inspired Spanish explorers to seek their own sea route to Asia.
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Who was the first Portuguese to reach Asia? When did he sail and to where?
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Vasco da Gama in 1498 to India.
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What effect did the profits that the Portuguese made from their sea route to Asia have on the Spanish?
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They inspired Spanish explorers to seek their own sea route to Asia.
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What is a yurt?
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A circular tent of felts or skins on a collapsible framework, used by nomads.
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