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Growing interest in East
New Trade Routes
Trading Empires
Technology
Explorers
100
The 2 trade goods that led traders to Eastern Markets.
What were Silk and Spices?
100
The first European city to control the spice trade.
What is Venice?
100
How Portugal protected their empire.
What are trading posts that included forts and a fleet of ships?
100
Tool to tell North.
What is a compass?
100
He created a center for Sailing and Navigation.
Who is Prince Henry?
200
The brothers who traveled to the Mongol Empire?
Who were the Polo brothers?
200
Two early uses for spice.
What are preservation, cosmetics, seasoning, medicine, perfume?
200
The side of Africa controlled by the Portuguese.
What is the Western side?
200
This is used to tell the distance North and South of the equator.
What is an astrolabe?
200
He rounded Africa.
Who is Bartolomeu Dias?
300
The book that Marco Polo wrote.
What is The Travels of Marco Polo?
300
This is what happens each time spices are traded.
What is the price increases?
300
A Muslim war in the name of religion.
What is jihad?
300
Type of ship that uses both oars and sails.
What is a long ship?
300
He reached India.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
400
The leader of the Mongol Empire.
What is Kublai Khan?
400
Became powerful after the fall of the Mongol Empire.
What are Muslim groups?
400
Reasons Kings wanted to spread Christianity.
What is increase their allies?
400
This ship is easily maneuvered.
What is a caravel?
400
His book inspired Europeans to find a direct route to the East.
Who is Marco Polo?
500
Japan was described as being full of this.
What is filled with gold, jewels, and valuable commodities.
500
The only way for Europeans to not pay a high price for spices.
What is find a sea route to the East (Asia)?
500
The two countries that signed the Treaty of Tordesillas.
What are Spain and Portugal?
500
Why Arabs did not have a chance against Portugal.
What is they did not have modern technology?
500
Powerful leader of the Mongol Empire.
Who is Kublai Khan?