You must sell an item for more than you paid for it.
What is profit.
100
The period of European history that falls between the time of the ancient cultures and the beginnings of the world we live in today.
What are the Middle Ages.
100
Someone who was present at an event.
What is an eye witness.
100
This road brought Chinese silk to western Asia and Europe.
What is the Silk Road.
100
This is the study on finding direction and following routes at sea.
What is navigation.
200
Sailors need to be skilled in order to find their way to sea.
What is navigation.
200
The Latin word for "cross."
What are the Crusades.
200
The written description of an event by someone who saw it take place.
What is an eyewitness account.
200
These were sold for large profits because they added flavor and helped to preserve food.
What are spices.
200
He opened a school for people to study and improve sailing.
Who is Prince Henry of Portugal.
300
A person who makes a living by buying and selling goods is this.
What is a merchant.
300
His family traveled thousands of miles across Asia and visited countries no European had ever seen before. He later had someone write a book on his sightings.
Who is Marco Polo.
300
Mariah heard from Grace that Ailed was going to Alaska for Winter Break.
What is not a primary source.
300
Chinese sailors were the first to use this to find direction.
What is a compass.
300
This boat had both square and triangular sails.
What is a caravel.
400
The quanity of a good or service people will buy at a given time is called this.
What is demand.
400
This English word comes from the Italian words "broken bench."
What is bankrupt.
400
Zach retold what he had seen during the Super Bowl.
What is a eyewitness.
400
Trading goods for goods, rather than for money is this.
What is barter.
400
This became a very profitable reason for Europeans to sail to Africa.
What is the introduction to slavery.
500
The effort to reform the church from within was known as this.
What is the Counter-Reformation
500
He found a way to print books using movable letters made of lead, called type.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg.
500
Marco Polo was an Italian merchant who traveled to China and spent 20 years working for the ruler of China. When he returned, he told about what he had seen in China. Another man wrote his stories down.
What is an eyewitness account.
500
These were the two major goods traded in Africa.
What are gold and salt.
500
He managed to sail around the southern tip of Africa.