Admiral Zheng He
The group of soldiers that kidnapped Zheng He
Who are the Ming Armies?
A very important and influential device that many other countries including Portugal started using, invented by China.
The Compass
When was the Reconquista, and what was it created to accomplish?
The Reconquista happened from the 11th to 13th centuries and was created to free southern Spanish and Portuguese territories.
Why did the Spanish call themselves "Romans of the New World"? Furthermore, how did they go about gaining territories?
They were focused on war and growing their military. By using war tools and Military.
What is the irony of his name?
Prince Henry "the navigator" was never a Navigator or a sailor.
Why did Zheng He become a general/admiral?
The emperor needed a trustworthy ambassador familiar with Islam.
In their trade routes, did the Chinese get further than Portugal? Did they reach any of the same spots?
The Chinese did not get further than Portugal did. They reached a few of the same spots such as Malindia and Calcut.
After being controlled by the Muslim Moors, the Iberian peninsula was ruled by who?
It was ruled by the Visigoths.
Instead of war, Portugal focused on this technique to gain land.
Trading with other empires.
Two things that Henry is known very well for being influential in, or even starting.
The Age of Discovery, and the Atlantic enslaved people trade.
Zheng He's birth name.
What is Ma He.
This conquest set out to recapture Edessa in upper Mesopotamia but had additional objectives in Iberia and the Baltic.
What was the "Second Crusade"?
How did the Spanish people extract as many natural resources as possible from their country?
Exploiting native labor.
Why was Henry primarily fascinated with the countries in Africa?
To conquer them and spread christianity.
Why did the emperor need Zheng He to become a general in the first place?
He needed an ambassador to visit his "splendid" armada in the western oceans.
What is a large debate that historians have had over the Reconquista?
Whether or not the conflicts in Spain were religiously motivated.
Who gained more territories overall? why could this be?
Spain. This could be because they used military and conquered territories.
What are two reasons that Henry wanted to conquer the Lands of Guniea?
Henry wanted to conquer them to gain profit, to see if they had a "good Christian king" that he could ally with, and to generally turn the population Christian.
(3 possible answers)
What were some influential innovations used on Zheng's ship? (Players must get at least 2 for the points)
9 masts, 12 sails, and 4 canons. They were 400+ feet long and 160 feet wide.
India and the Spice Islands. They might have set them up there because they geta lot of visitors or are rich empires/countries.
What year was Henry born, and who were his parents? What important thing did his parents do with him during his upbringing?
1- 1394, King John I and Phillipa of Lancaster.
2- When he was younger, his father took him and his brothers to attack Cueta, a town in Morocco. the attack succeeded, it fell under Portuguese control, and Henry became fascinated with Africa!