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The Crusades
People of the Changing World
Kingdoms and Empires in Africa
Christopher Columbus
Vocabulary
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The Europeans began this series of expeditions in 1095.
What is The Crusades?
100
This Italian explorer wrote the book, Travels, which discussed the people, riches, and cities of Asia.
Who is Marco Polo?
100
This was a major trading empire between AD 400 and 1100 that was attacked by Almoravids.
What is Ghana?
100
Christopher Columbus was born here in 1451.
What is Genoa, Italy?
100
This means to travel completely around something, usually water.
What is circumnavigate?
200
This was the purpose of The Crusades
What is to regain control of holy sites?
200
This explorer sailed on the Santa Maria in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
This was a very powerful empire that developed trade routes to North Africa.
What is Mali?
200
Christopher Columbus was a sailor for this country.
What is Portugal.
200
This was a reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe between the 1300s and 1600s.
What is The Renaissance?
300
This is where the holy lands involved in The Crusades were located.
What is the Middle East?
300
This king began working toward creating a Portuguese trading empire in Asia.
Who is King John II?
300
This empire was located around the Niger River and overthrew the Mali.
What is Songhai?
300
Christopher Columbus based his estimate of the size of the Earth on this Greek astronomer's works.
Who is Ptolemy.
300
This is a journey to a holy place.
What is pilgrimage?
400
During The Crusades, Europeans met Arab merchants and developed an interest in this country.
What is Asia?
400
This explorer was sent by King John to explore the Southern part of Africa.
Who is Bartolomeu Dias?
400
Powerful kingdoms flourished between AD 400 and 1600 south of this desert.
What is The Sahara?
400
Columbus discovered islands in this area but believe that it was the East Indies.
What is the Bahamas?
400
This is a house of Muslim worship.
What is a mosque?
500
Marco Polo's book, Travels, inspired this famous explorer.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
500
In 1947, this explorer sailed around the Cape of Good Hope.
Who is Vasco De Gama?
500
Early kingdoms in Africa traded with this country.
What is Europe?
500
These were Columbus's ships.
What is the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria?
500
This is a point of land that sticks out into water.
What is a cape?