VOCABULARY
PEOPLE
PLACES
EVENTS
CAUSE-EFFECT
100
A long spoken tale
What is a saga?
100
The emperor of China who met with Marco Polo in the late 1200s
Who is Kublai Khan?
100
Town in China where Marco Polo met China's emperor
What is Shangdu?
100
A new age that lasted for 250 years that marked a new beginning in arts and sciences and a desire to learn more about the world
What is the Renaissance?
100
The Chinese wanted to expand trade and show their power.
Why did Zheng He's fleet try to reach so many new places?
200
The buying and selling of human beings
What is the slave trade?
200
Son of the King of Portugal who established a school for sailors and navigators
Who is Prince Henry?
200
Name meaning "land of Wine," given by Leif Ericcson to the present-day Canadian province of Newfoundland
What is Vinland?
200
This event made it possible to print large numbers of books rapidly and made it possible for new ideas to spread more quickly.
What is the invention of the printing press?
200
Stronger trade ties between Mali and other Muslim nations were established.
What happened as a result of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?
300
This helps sailors determine direction at sea.
What is a magnetic compass?
300
The King of the African kingdom of Mali in the early 1300s
Who is Mansa Musa?
300
Home of Marco Polo and his family and a trading center for Italy
What is Venice?
300
This voyage made it possible for Portugal to set up and control sea trade with India.
What is Vasco da Gama's voyage to India?
300
The Portuguese brought home gold and slaves.
How did the Portuguese benefit from exploring the coast of Africa?
400
A journey taken for religious reasons
What is a pilgrimage?
400
Son of Ericthe Red; sailed to North America in about 1000 and explored what is today known as Newfoundland
Who is Leif Ericcson?
400
Country in Europe from which explorers were sent to explore the coast of Africa and find a water route to India and the East
What is Portugal?
400
Conflicts occurred between the Vikings and the Native Americans living in Newfoundland.
Why did the Vikings leave the area we now call Newfoundland?
400
Lasting contact between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres was established.
What effect did European ocean trade routes have?
500
The science of determining direction while traveling by sea
What is navigation?
500
Italian explorer who traveled through China in the late 1200s
Who is Marco Polo?
500
Town in West African kingdom of Mali, which was one of the important stops along the caravan routes and which became a center of learning and religion
What is Timbuktu?
500
To bring back trade goods from China.
Why did Marco Polo go to China?
500
Demand for Chinese trade goods grew.
What was one result of Zheng He's voyages?
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