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17 Cards in this Set
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With which continents were the people of Asia making contact with in the late 1400s?
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Africa and Europe
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What were some events that might have been caused by the meeting of peoples from the East and West?
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Exchange of:
*foods *customs *religions *goods *weapons *other items |
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What goods were exchanged along the Silk Road?
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Silk from Asia was traded for oranges, gold, and horses
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Why do you think few traders traveled the entire Silk Road?
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The distance between its beginning and end was huge. There was also deserts and mountains that lay between the beginning and end.
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How did the magnetic compass help sailors?
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It enabled the sailors to find the cardinal directions of N & S on the open seas and across deserts along the silk road.
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What natural and human-made features helped protect China from invasions?
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Himalayas Mountains to the West
Great Wall to the North Pacific Ocean to the East Gobi Desert to the South |
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To where were most caravans headed?
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The Kingdom of Songhai
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How did African rulers maintain power?
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By conquering and enslaving the people
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African slaves were often treated as...
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family members
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What might have been some effects of Sunni Ali's religious tolerance?
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People were more willing to trade and brought more goods and ideas and people
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How would you describe the city of Gao?
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Full of craftworkers and artists
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What were some subjects studied in Timbuktu?
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astronomy
mathematics music literature |
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What was the important link between Europe and Asia in the 1400s?
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trade
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Why did Europeans want spices?
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to preserve food
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Why might goods transported by sea been cheapter than goods transported by land?
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-directly back to Europe
-prices did not go up as much because it was traded fewer times |
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Where did Dias sail in 1488?
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around the southern tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)
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Who was the first Portuguese to reach Asia?
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Vasco da Gama
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