The Discoverers
In medieval Europe, these were designed not so much to give knowledge but to maintain Scriptural dogma
What are maps?
He was mislabeled a hermit, for he loved crowds and was instrumental in raising a pilgrim army in the First Crusade
Who is Peter the Hermit?
In Paris Friar William found this pioneering English scientist and fellow Fransiscan
Who is Roger Bacon?
This Venetian merchant-adventuer played a crucial role in the modernizing of Ptolemy's maps
Who is Nicolo de' Conti?
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Conti's account was dictated, interetingly, because he was ordered to do this
Dias' voyage was of great interest to this intrepid explorer, who longed to find a way westward to the Indies
Who is Christopher Columbus?
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He was both a sailor and a diplomat, which served him well in his expedition to the Indies
This exotic animal 'of extraordinary and charming design' was received with great exitement at the Chinese court
What is a giraffe?
The city at the center of Christian maps
What is Jerusalem?
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Brave monks went on quests to find this place
Boorstin calls him 'the greatest Muslim traveler of the Middle Ages'
These brothers were commissioned by a Khan of 'wide-ranging curiosity and alert intelligence' to teach him about the West
Who are the Polos?
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The Polos were from this city, which was a commercial center in the Meditteranean, enriched by commodities from the East
Separated only by a tiny strait from Africa, this people were remarkably free of racial prejudice or provincialism, which would serve their sea exploration
Who are the Portugese?
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This royal figure lived like a monk and was torn between crusading and exploring
The quick drop in price of this spice (by 80%!) signaled the economic consequences of the Portuguese rule of the Indian Ocean
What is pepper?
Though a 'habitual criminal,' this Viking discovered Greenland
Who is Eric the Red?
This mythical figure fired the medieval imagination
Who is Prestor John?
The failure of the Crusades was, in Boorstin's opinion, 'a blessing for Christendom,' for it turned them from recapturing Jerusalem to this task
What is missions?
Marco Polo's writings about the East were embellished by this romantic author
Who is Rustichello?
Based on a previous Arab model, this ship became the discoverer's standard
What is the caravel?
This people lost their grip on the Mediterranean because they shunned seafaring
Who are the Arabs/Muslims?
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This Muslim, who called himself "The Lion of the Sea in Fury," was an exception
Leif Ericsson's name for the land he discovered on the east coast of Canada
What is Vinland?
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The provincial name it bears today
Their existence was denied by Christian scholars like Lactantius, who challenged: 'Can any one be so foolish...as to believe that there are men whose feet are higher than their heads...?'
Who are Antipodes?
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Cosmas of Alexandria's Topographia Christiana framed the whole earth as this figure
The land empires of this people were twice the size of the Roman empire
Who are the Mongols?
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This army of horsemen were feared in Christendom for their massacring ways yet proved 'powerful allies' against the Muslims
Problems in the Mongol empire paved the way for his effort at world conquest
Who is Tamerlane?
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The Chinese criticized the Mongols because they had never developed this habit
This 'commodity' turned the public attitude toward Henry as regards his efforts to explore West Africa
Who are slaves? (sadly)
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Unlike other Capes, this one was a 'barrier in the mind'
This group exercised considerable influence in royal courts in China and elsewhere
Who are euneuchs?
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This Chinese eunech distinguished himself as a sea explorer during the reign of Emperor Chu Yuan-chang
The cry from the Pinta at 02h00 on October 12
What is 'Terria!'?
Meanwhile, independent of the Greeks, this people developed a grid pattern and coordinates for their maps
Who are the Chinese?
Due to rumors of his conversion, militant Christians confused him with Prester John
Who is Gengis Khan?
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The emissaries sent to him by Pope Innocent IV were men of this order
What is the Catalan Atlas?
Having been blown by a storm, Bartholomeu Dias' ship eventually anchored at this place, not far from Cape Town
What is Mossel Bay?
These Viking ships were 'fully adapted to the needs of raiders,' Boorstin notes
What are knorrs?
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The name given to the regular blackmail that the English paid the Vikings
When Columbus landed here, he thought he had reached the mainland of Asia
What is Cuba?