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The Tools of Exploration
People
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European Exploration
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100
This device leads the way by always pointing towards north.
What is a compass?
100
Portugal's most enthusiastic supporter of exploration.
Who is Prince Henry?
100
Actual ruler of Japan who was the supreme military commander.
What is the shogun?
100
The portuguese traded this along west African shores.
What is gold and ivory?
100
Dynasty that invaded China ending the Ming.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
200
This versatile ship had triangular sails for maneuverability and square sails for power.
What is a caravel?
200
Portuguese captain who ventured far down the coast of Africa.
Who is Bartolomeu Dias?
200
5-7-5-syllable, 3-line verse poetry.
What are haikus?
200
This port was reached by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and was filled with spices, rare silks, and precious gems.
What is Calicut?
200
Chinese literature that examines upper class Manchu society in the 1700s.
What is Dream of the Red Chamber?
300
This device uses carefully adjusted rings to sight the stars and calculate latitude.
What is an astrolabe?
300
Chinese Muslim admiral who led the seven great voyages of exploration.
Who is Zheng He?
300
Traditional form of Japanese theater attended by townspeople.
What is kabuki theater?
300
This Italian sea captain convinced Spain to let him sail west to reach Asia.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
400
This ship was over 400 feet long and had a separated bottom deck to prevent sinking.
What is a Chinese treasure ship?
400
Completed the unification of Japan.
Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu?
400
Bore the main tax burden in Tokugawa Japan.
What are peasant farmers?
400
Treaty signed by Spain and Portugal that marked areas that they could explore.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
500
Replaced the astrolabe in the 1700s.
What is a sextant?
500
Jesuit who led the first mission to Japan.
Who is Francis Xavier?
500
Capital of Japan that became perhaps the largest city in the world.
What is Edo?
500
Company that had the power to mint money, make treaties, and raise their own armies.
What is the Dutch East India Company?