Vocab 1
LESSON 1
LESSON 2
LESSON 3
Vocab 2
100
a group of traders traveling together
caravan
100
Why did Marco Polo go to China
to bring back trade goods from China
100
This country became a major trading center known as a “land of gold”
Ghana
100
Why did the Vikings leave Newfoundland?
American Indians forced them out
100
ruler of an empire
emperor
200
buying and selling of human beings
slave trade
200
What places did the Silk Road connect?
China and other lands
200
In Mali, gold was traded for __________
salt
200
The Portuguese explored the the coast of Africa and brought home these 2 things.
Gold and Slaves
200
period of time that marked a new beginning in arts and sciences and a desire to learn more about the world. (rebirth)
renaissance
300
journey taken for religious reasons
pilgrimage
300
What was the Silk Road use for
Trading goods
300
Who was the ruler of Mali when Mali reached its peak as an empire
Mansa Musa
300
The southern tip of Africa was called what?
The Cape of Good Hope or Cape of Storms
300
long spoken tale repeated from one generation to the next
saga
400
tool used by sailors to determine their direction at sea
magnetic compass
400
This man's journeys got people in both Europe and Asia wanting to know more about each other.
Marco Polo
400
Mansa Musa went on a pilgrimage to ____________ to strengthen trade ties with Mali and other Muslim nations.
Mecca
400
This Portuguese explore sailed to India. _____ de ____
Vasco de Gama
400
tool that used the sun and stars to find a location based on its distance from the equator
astrolabe
500
science sailors use to plot their course and find their locations far from land
navigation
500
Chinese explorer who wanted to expand trade and show their power
Zheng He
500
Europeans brought __________ and ___________ to trade in North Africa.
cloth and horses
500
This Viking sailor sailed to Iceland and was thrown out and he then sailed to Greenland.
Eric the Red
500
Explorers from Scandinavia
Vikings
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