Explorers 1
Rulers and Explorers
Vocab.
More Vocab./Odds and Ends
Graphs
100
An Italian merchant who traveled through Europe and China. He knew more about China than any other European of his time.
Who is Marco Polo.
100
The ruler of China during the time of Marco Polo's travels.
Who is Kublai Khan.
100
The time period in European history from about 500-1500.
What is the Middle Ages.
100
A person who buys and sells to earn a living.
Who is a merchant.
100
A diagram that presents information in a way that is easy to understand.
What is a graph.
200
Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa.
Who is Bartholomeu Dias.
200
The King of Songhai in West Africa in the late 1400s.
Who is Sunni Ali.
200
A group of people traveling together.
What is a caravan.
200
The science of determining a ship's sailing direction.
What is navigation.
200
A type of graph that shows patterns and amounts of change over time.
What is a line graph.
300
Portuguese sea captain who was the first European to reach the continent of Asia by sea.
Who is Vasco de Gama.
300
Emperor of China who encouraged exploration and trade in the early 1400s.
Who is Zhu Di.
300
A fast sailing ship that could be steered easily and hold large amounts of cargo.
What is a caravel.
300
The instrument used for navigation that lines up with the stars to find latitude and longitude. (Not on test.)
What is an astrolabe.
300
A type of graph that shows how something can be divided.
What is a circle graph.
400
A sailor from Portugal who wanted to prove there was a way to reach Asia by ship. He became known as Henry the Navigator.
Who is Prince Henry.
400
Chinese see captain, his voyages opened Chinese exploration and trade in the early 1400s.
Who is Zheng He.
400
A trip or journey for a purpose.
What is an expedition.
400
Explorers began traveling this route to China for silk, gold and spices.
What is the Silk Road.
400
The type of graph you would use to changes in population over time.
What is a line graph.
500
Bonus!!! (Not on the test.) Was the first explorer to circumnavigate the earth.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan.
500
Bonus!!! Not on test! Explorer who the Americas are named after.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci.
500
Something that is used for money.
What is currency.
500
The Black Sea was a trading route between these two continents.
What are Europe and Asia.
500
Type of graph you would use to show how much gold was divided between countries because of exploration.
What is a circle graph.
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