Genghis Khan and the Silk Road
What was the purpose of the Silk Road?
Trade
Where was Marco Polo from?
Venice
Where did the Aztecs and Mayans live?
Southern Mexico
Who created Lutheranism?
Martin Luther
What was the birthplace of the renaissance in Italy?
Venice
What was one of the main things that were traded from East to the West?
Silk
How old was Marco Polo when he went on the journey to China?
17
Where were the Inca civilizations located?
South America
What was an invention that would help people read?
Printer
What architectural structure was used for churches?
The Dome
What civilizations did the Silk Road impact?
Asian and European
Why did Marco Polo travel?
He wanted to get out of Venice
Who conquered Tenochtitlan?
Hernan Cortes
What does Utopia mean?
no place
What was traded in the Ponte Veccitio?
Jewelry
Where was Genghis Khan born?
Mongolia
How many years did Marco Polo stay in China?
17 years
What language did the Aztecs speak?
Nahuatl
What was Utopia?
An imaginary land described by Thomas Moore
What were Italy's advantages?
Wealthy merchant class, and classical heritage of Greece and Rome
How did Genghis dad die?
He was poisoned
Where and what did Marco Polo's dad do?
He was an Asian trading jeweler
How long did it take Spain to colonize the Mayans?
When was the Gutenberg Bible printed?
1455
About how many years did a period from European history last?
About 300