World Trade and Travel
What merchant traveled to China at 17 years old?
What did Johannes Gutenberg invent?
The printing press
Who "discovered" the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes, and his crew, were called what?
Conquistadors
What is someone who buys and sells goods to earn money?
Merchant
What three inventions did Polo discover in China?
Paper, printing, and gunpowder
What navigation tool measured the height of the sun or a star above the horizon?
An astrolabe
What country sent Columbus on his voyage?
Spain
Which group did Hernan Cortes and his people fight and conquer?
The Aztecs
What is a group of people and animals who travel together?
Caravan
Why was the Silk Road important?
It connected Europe and Asia for trading
Prince Henry was known as "the Navigator" and created a what for Portugal?
A school for navigation
Who were the king and queen that sent Columbus on his voyage?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Where was the Aztec's capital located?
In the middle of a lake
What is an outbreak of diseases that spreads quickly and affects many people?
Epidemic
Ghana was rich in gold, but had a shortage of what resource that Arabia had an abundance of?
Salt
What tool did the Chinese have that helped them navigate?
A compass
Name all three of Columbus's ships.
Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria
What was the name of the Aztec Empire's capital?
Tenochtitlan
What is the exchange of food, diseases, and people between the Old and New World?
The Columbian Exchange
What was the name of Mali's largest city, which was a center for learning and trade?
Timbuktu
A fierce storm blew his ships off course
What was the name of the Indigenous group that Columbus and his people first met?
The Taino
What name did Spain change their newly conquered land to?
New Spain
What is a journey to achieve a goal?
An expedition