Geography
Where did the Silk Road take place?
What is today the Middle East and vast parts of Asia, through India and China
This explorer sailed the ocean blue in 1492 for Spain in search of a faster way to access the Silk Road.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This tool was one of the most important for explorers. It is an instrument with a magnetized pointer that always shows the direction North.
What is a compass?
What are three items that the Chinese traded along the Silk Road?
What are goods like silk, tea, gunpowder, spices, ivory, paper, and mirrors?
This tool was utilized for determining location in relation to the stars above.
What is an astrolabe?
What bodies of water did the Marine Silk Road use?
What is the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean
This explorer traveled to China in the late 13th century, spent 17 years there, and inspired many to explore.
Who was Marco Polo?
Considered one of the most significant tools used in the age of discovery and is attributed to the Chinese who used it for experimentations in alchemy.
What is gunpowder?
What are three items that merchants from India were interested in trading?
What are items such as gingers, sandalwood, can sugar, gold, beads, cinnamon, furs, cashmere, and wood?
If the Age of Discovery happened in the time period of the 15th to the 17th century, what years was this?
What is 1400-1600?
Define Circumnavigate
This explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world via sailing.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
This tool is used in determining distances and locations in eighths of a circle, and it was often used in tandem with astronomy.
What is an octant?
What is items such a as gold, silver, jewels, metals, and walnuts?
Name the terms for 10 years, 100 years, and 1,000 years.
What is a decade, century, and millennium?
Cortes gained victory over the Aztec Empire in this present day?
Mexico
This explorer led an expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century and led Spain to victory over the Aztec Empire.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
This instrument was used for measuring time, especially when the device was designed to keep accurate time no matter motion, variations in temperature, or differences in air pressure.
What is a chronometer?
What other things were exchanged on the Silk Road that were not materials? List at least 3.
What are ideas(music, math, astronomy, and literature), religion (cultural ideas), and technology (tools).
The mid-15th century was approximately what years?
What is the 1450's
Columbus attempted to find a faster way to access the Silk Road in search of gold and spices, but ended up "discovering" what?
What is North America and more specifically, the Bahamas?
Which explorer was also an author of three books that contained all sorts of information about the geography of Asia, including the Silk Road and postal systems?
Who was Marco Polo?
Relating to navigation, this tool was used to measure the angle between two visible objects.
What is a sextant?
What system was developed on the Marine Silk Road?
What is a banking system?
Who was the Emperor of China that expanded their access to trade and explore beyond the Silk Road?
Who was Emperor Zhu Di?