Marco Polo
Vocabulary
Other Explorers
Christopher Columbus
Conquistadors
100
In what country was Marco Polo born?
Italy
100
French word meaning re-birth
Renaissance
100
Scandanavian adventurers from Norway
Vikings
100
In what country was Columbus born?
Italy
100
Which Conquistador destroyed the Aztec?
Hernan Cortes
200
In what city was Marco Polo born?
Venice
200
Ancient Greek and Roman works
Classical
200
Portuguese explorer, sailed to the Cape of Good Hope
Bartholomew Dias
200
What country did Columbus sail for?
Spain
200
Which conquistador destroyed the Inca?
Francisco Pizarro
300
What country did Marco Polo travel to?
China
300
The use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
Technology
300
Portuguese explorer, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope all the way to India
Vasco da Gama
300
What were Columbus's three ship?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
300
Conquistadors had to give Spain _____ of any gold or treasure discovered.
1/5
400
How many years did it take Marco Polo to return home after his expedition?
24 years
400
A Portuguese ship that sailed faster than any other ship of its time
Caravel
400
His crew were the first to circumnavigate the world
Ferdinand Magellan
400
Where did Columbus actually land?
Bahamas; West Indies
400
Who was the Aztec emperor killed by conquistadors?
Montezuma
500
Which Mongol ruler did Marco Polo visit on his expedition?
Kublai Khan
500
An instrument that measures the position of the stars
Astrolabe
500
Italian explorer, sailed for France, explored New York Harbor
Giovanni da Verrazano
500
Where did Columbus think that he had landed?
China; East Indies
500
Who was the Inca ruler killed by conquistadors?
Atahualpa
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