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64 Cards in this Set
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What hemisphere is North and South America located in?
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Western
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What hemisphere is Europe, Africa, and Asia located in?
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Eastern
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China was protected by what physical features?
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Himalaya Mountains, Gobi desert, and Pacific Ocean
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Who invaded from the north and gained control of the chinese empire?
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Mongols
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Who was the new the emperor when the chinese pushed the mongols out?
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Zhu Di
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How did Zhu Di rebuild China?
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by building bridges and roads, and repairing the Great Wall
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Who was the Chinese Muslim sea captian in comand of the huge fleat?
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Zheng He
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What was invented by the Chinese and helped them find the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) on the open sea?
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magnetic compass
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China's age of exploration ended in 1525. It ended because the emperor ordered the ships to be what?
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destroyed
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When did people from the Eastern Hemisphere first make contact with people from the Western Hemisphere?
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in the 1400s
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In Asia, what empire was becoming more powerful?
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China Empire
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How did the Chinese move silk to Europe?
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moved it on the Silk Road
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China gave Europe silk. What did Europe give back to China?
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oranges and horses
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From 1405 to 1433, who explored India, southeast Asia, Arabia, and the east coast of Africa?
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Zheng He
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What did the Chinese invent to help guide them across the deserts and seas?
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magnetic compass
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The China's days of exploration ended when the new emperor ordered the fleet of ships to be what?
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destroyed
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Zheng He's voyages brought China into contact with who?
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Africa
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Stretching across North Africa up to the _____ sea is the Sahara Desert.
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Mediterranean
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What is the largest desert in the world?
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Sahara
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Who lived in the Sahara along the Mediterranean Sea coast?
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Berbers
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What is a group of people traveling together, especially through deserts?
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caravan
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What was the powerful and wealthy kingdom that ruled a large part of West Africa and most caravans went there?
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Songhai
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Who was king of Songhai?
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Sunni Ali
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What river runs mostly through the present-day country of Mali?
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Niger River
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Sunni Ali encouraged traders of ___, ____, ____, and ____ to come to Songhai.
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gold, ivory, cloth, and salt
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What two kinds of mines did Songhai control making them very wealthy?
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salt and gold mines
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What were the major centers of trade in Songhai?
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Gao, Timbuktu, Jenne
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Because of Gao's skilled craftworkers and artists, the city was known as ______.
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artist's paradise
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What was Timbuktu?
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a great cultural center
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What did scholars study at Timbuktu's university?
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astronomy, mathematics, music, and literature
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What were the scholars at Jenne known for?
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knowledge of medicine
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What did Jenne discover about malaria?
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They discovered that mosquitoes cause malaria
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The northern part of Africa is covered by the world's largest desert called _____.
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Sahara Desert
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What were the groups of people and animals that traveled across the Sahara to trade Africa's gold and salt called?
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caravans
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What was the wealthy kingdom that controlled most of West Africa?
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Songhai
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What did Sunni Ali, Songhai's king, encourage?
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people of all religions to come there to work, trade, and study
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What were the three main cities of Songhai?
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Gao, Jenne, and Timbuktu
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What is the disease that is cause by the bite of certain mosquitoes?
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malaria
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What products did ASIA have that Europe wanted?
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silk and spices
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What products did AFRICA have that Europe wanted?
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gold and salt
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Who traveled from Persia to China on the silk road?
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Marco Polo
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What did the Europeans want to find so that they could trade easier with China?
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direct sea route
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What were the first countries to send explorers throughout the world to find the direct sea route?
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Portugal and Spain
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What was a time of cultural and artistic growth?
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Renaissance
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What country did the Renaissance begin in?
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Italy
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Renaissance is the French word that means _____.
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rebirth
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Who invented the printing press?
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Johannes Gutenberg
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What did the printing press do for Europe?
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helped spread the learning through books
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What did Europe really want from Asia?
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silk and spices
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What did the Europeans decide to do so that they could get goods from Asia?
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find a cheaper route
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What was Prince Henry known as?
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Henry the Navigator
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What is the science of determining a ship's sailing direction and location?
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navigation
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What two inventions did Henry improve?
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astrolabe and compass
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Who helped Prince Henry?
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shipbuilders, scientists, mapmakers, and ship captains
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What is a small ship that was fast and easy to steer, even in dangerous waters?
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caravel
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Where did Henry's caravels first sail?
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the coast of West Africa
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What was the westernmost point of Africa?
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Cape Verde
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Who was the Portuguese explorer who rounded the tip of southern Africa?
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Bartholomeu Dias
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What was the southern tip of Africa later named?
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Cape of Good Hope
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Who was the Portuguese sea captain who reached Asia when he arrived Calicut, India?
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Vasco da Gama
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What ocean did Spain begin sailing to find a shorter route to Asia?
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Atlantic Ocean
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Who traveled on the Silk Road and visited China and made Europeans interested in Asia?
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Marco Polo
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What were the two European countries that led the search for a more direct route to Asia?
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Portugal and Spain
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What was Prince Henry responsible for doing?
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improving navigation
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