A group of people and animals who travel together.
caravan
100
Kingdom of Ghana traded this for gold with Arab merchants.
salt
100
What country did Marco Polo visit for 16 years? What effect did his book have on other Europeans?
China. Europeans became more interested in traveling to Asia.
100
If you are traveling to the New World (the Americas) from Spain, what ocean would you be crossing?
Atlantic Ocean
100
What three continents traded amongst each other before the Americas were discovered?
Europe, Africa, Asia
200
A tool that measures the height of the sun or star above the horizon.
astrolabe
200
What important contribution did the Portuguese explorers make to European trade?
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to find a water route to Asia.
200
What were two important results of European exploration in the 1400's and 1500's?
The discovery of new lands, and the opening of new trade routes.
200
What do we call the 0 degree line of latitude? Longitude?
Equator; prime meridian
200
Which explorer is known for sailing around the world, though he actually didn't make it all the way?
Ferdinand Magellan
300
Spanish for conqueror; they were eager to find fame and fortune for themselves and their families
conquistador
300
What were some things that Columbus brought to the New World from Europe? Name at least three.
Horses, cows, pigs, wheat, barley, sugar cane.
300
What was Ferdiand Magellan's purpose when he set sail from Spain?
He wanted to sail west from Spain, go around South America, cross the Pacific Ocean, and return to Spain.
300
What lines of longitude pass through Europe? Africa?
About 15 degrees W to 60 degrees E; 19 degrees W to 60 degrees east.
300
What technologies caused exploration to change during the Renaissance? Name at least two.
The astrolabe, the compass, the caravel
400
Large farm or ranch, often with its own village and church.
hacienda
400
What was the route called on which the Europeans would travel to Asia? What were they eager to have?
Silk Road. Spices and silk.
400
What effect did European exploration have on the people already living in the Americas? Name at least two things.
Many died from disease, many were made slaves, many lost their way of life.
400
What hemisphere are the Americas located in?
Western
400
Why did the Spanish build haciendas and missions in the Americas?
Haciendas because they didn't find as much gold or silver, but did find good soil. Missions to convert American Indians to Christianity.
500
Time in history when there was a rebirth of learning and knowledge, technology changed. Means rebirth in French.
Renaissance
500
What food brought from the New World to Europe became and important food for Europeans?
Potatoes!
500
Describe at least three things that helped Hernan Cortes defeat the Aztecs.
The help of the woman Malinche; the spread of disease that weakened the Aztec army; the help of surrounding Indian nations that had been defeated by the Aztecs before; the guns and weapons Cortes had.
500
If you were sailing from Europe to North America, would you be sailing towards or away from the Prime Meridian? How could you use longitude on a map to help you determine this?
Away; the lines of longitude in the western hemisphere are labeled west.
500
What landforms were first seen by Europeans like de Soto and Coronado?