Vocabulary
stories passes down from generation to generation
Saga
word that means "rebirth"
Renaissance
What was the route traveled to trade for silk and spices
Silk Road
What desert is the trade route travel across?
Sahara desert
Who was banished from 2 countries?
Eric the Red
ruler of an empire
emperor
invention that helps sailors determine direction
magnetic compass
Why did people go to China?
bring back goods (such as silk, spices)
What trading center was known as the "Land of Gold"?
Ghana
Why did the Vikings leave Newfoundland?
Conflict among the Native American tribes that were living there.
buying and selling of human beings
slave trade
plot a course to sail according to distance from land
navigation
what might you see on the silk road?
wagons, horses, spices, silk, tea
Mansa Musa of Africa practiced which religion?
Muslim
What did Johann Gutenburg invent?
printing press
journey taken for religion reasons
pilgrimage
a group a travelers that travel together
caravan
trade and exploration
The camels were known for...
being mean, spitting and angry
Where is the "Cape of Storms"?
the tip of Africa - discovered while sailing
instrument that helps sailors navigate by using the sun and the stars
astrolabe
arts, science, printing and learning happened during this time period
Renaissance
What did Zheng He create?
fleets of boats to sail together
In Africa, where was the major trading center?
Ghana
What effect did trading across the ocean have on the people?
Bringing the cultures and people together