Vocabulary
People
Concepts
History of Thanksgiving
The Mayflower
100
What is a person who buys and sells to earn a living?
Merchant
100
Who is the European who knew more about China than any other person of his time?
Marco Polo
100
In the 13th Century, the Black Sea was a trding route between...
Europe and Asia
100
Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
Religious freedom
100
What was the first winter like in Plymouth?
Harsh
200
What is a group of people travelling together, especially through desert areas?
Caravan
200
Who is Kublai Khan?
The ruler of China in the late 1260's-1270's
200
Timbuktu became an important...
Center for trade
200
What does cultivate mean?
To Grow
200
What is a disease where your bones curve?
Scurvy
300
What is the science of determinga shaip's sailing direction and location?
Navigation
300
Who was the king of Songhai?
Sunni Ali
300
What was Marco Polo's book about?
His Travels/ The Geography of Asia
300
Who taught the Native Americans English?
Squanto
300
Where were the Pilgrims supposed to land?
Virginia
400
What is a new kind of ship that could be steered more easily?
Caravel
400
This person was known as a "Navigator" because of improvements scientists made for him.
Prince Henry
400
Who was Zheng He?
Who was Zheng He?
400
True or False: The Pilgrims has Pumpkin Pie on Thanksgiving?
False
400
True or False: Only half the Pilgrims survived the first year.
True
500
What is a purposeful journey?
Expedition
500
Who is the first European who reached India by boat?
Vasco da Gama
500
What did Prince Henry try to discover?
A way to reach Asia by sea
500
What President declared that Thanksgiving was a National Holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
500
Where did the Pligrims stay during that first winter?
The spent it on the Mayflower
M
e
n
u