Europe and Marco Polo
What is the Middle Ages?
The period of European history between 500-1500
What is currency?
coins, paper, or gold used as money.
What is navigation?
The science of determining a ship's location and direction
In the 13th century, the Black Sea was a trading route between these two continents...
Europe & Asia
What is the definition of a merchant?
A shop owner or people who buy and sell to earn a living. They worked at trading posts.
What is a Caravan?
A group of people traveling together for safety in a deserted area
What is a Caravel?
A fast moving ship that could be controlled easily and could carry lots of cargo
This city in Songhai became an important trade city in Africa...
Timbuktu
An expedition is...
a journey organized for a particular purpose
King of Songia in West Africa in the late 1400's who turned Songhai into a huge empire.
Sunni Ali
Who was Prince Henry? What did he create?
Prince of Portugal who established a school for sailors and was also known as " The Navigator"; He created the caravel.
Marco Polo's book was about the geography of...
Asia
Who was Marco Polo? Who did he share his stories with?
First European to travel to China and he entertained Kublai Khan with stories about the lands he visited.
Emperor of China who encouraged exploration and trade in the early 1400s.
Zhu Di
Vasco de Gama was...
A captain that sailed to India with 4 ships. He also found a way to Asia without using the Silk Road.
These goods were traded in the Songhai Empire...
Salt and Gold
Mongol ruler of China who befriended Marco Polo
Mongol ruler of China who befriended Marco Polo
Kublai Khan
greatest Sea Captain of the Ming Dynasty that led seven grand voyages to places around Asia and had huge fleets. He opened Chinese exploration and trade
Zheng He
He was the 1st European to Sail around the tip of Africa called the Cape of Good Hope. He also brought back news of miles and miles of uncharted oceans which the Europeans knew nothing about.
Bartolomeu Dias
What can be used to organize all of your dates and information?
A timeline.