PHOENICIANS
The type of wood the pheonicians used to build their boats.
what is cedar
Hanno the Navigator was from this early civilization.
What is Phoenicia.
Merchants and traders traveled along the silk road using this mode of transportation.
What is a caravan.
Approximately how long is the Great Wall of China.
What is over 4000 miles long.
Chang Ch'ien began the this route from China to Eastern Europe.
What is the Silk Road.
This color was extracted from a snail by the phoenicians.
What is Tyrian Purple
Pytheas is the first person on record to describe this phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle.
What is the "Midnight Sun".
The silk road was a series of routes that began in China and this continent.
What is Europe.
This emperor began work on the Great Wall of China.
Who is Emperor Ch'in
Chang Ch'ien was sent on a journey to find allies against this intruder.
Who are the Mongols.
The modern country where the phoenicians were located.
What is Lebanon.
Hanno the Navigator circumnavigated this continent.
What is Africa.
When traveling on the silk route travelers would have had to cross this desert known a the 'Sea of Death'.
What is the Taklamakan Desert.
The Great Wall of China was built to keep these invaders out of China.
Who are the Mongols.
What is imprisoned.
The Phoenicians city of Byblos was a center for this trade.
What is bookmaking.
Pytheas circumnavigated this country.
What is Great Britain.
This dynasty significantly expanded and promoted the silk road.
What is the Han Dynasty.
This Dynasty rebuilt The Great Wall of China.
What is the Ming Dynasty.
Zheng He expanded the exploration for China by this mode of transportation.
What is a fleet of ships.
The phoenicians are credited for coming up with these symbols for communication.
What is the alphabet.
Pytheas was a Greek geographer and explorer from this Greek colony.
What is Massalia (Marseille France)
The silk road reached its peak during this dynasty.
What is the Yuan Dynasty.
These were often used to signal an attack on the wall.
What is a smoke signal.
During his seven voyages, Zheng He brought back these exotic animals to China.
What are lions, ostriches, giraffes, zebras, and leopards.