Exploring the Mysterious East
What was the road called that led into China?
It was called the Silk Road
What was the name people called this terrible unstoppable sickness?
They called it the Black Death.
What two countries quarreled for over one hundred years?
England and France.
What shape did Christopher Columbus believe the world to be?
He believed the world was round
Martin Luther's parents wanted him to be a lawyer, but what did he become instead?
He became a monk.
What was the name of the traveler who wrote a book about his journey to China with his father?
His name was Marco Polo
What was the real name of the Black Death?
Black Death waas bubonic plague.
What two things did HENRY V demand from the king of France?
'The land and the king's daughter's hand in marriage?
What were the three ships Columbus' sailed?
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
Where did he put this list up?
He nailed it to the church door at Wittenberg.
What were two things that Marco saw in China?
He saw ice cream, pears that weighed ten pounds, and coal.
What did scientists determine was the real source of the plague?
Fleas on rats spread the disease.
What did the prince of France send to Henry V to insultingly show that Henry V was acting childishly?
The Dauphin sent Henry tennis balls?
What explorer finally sailed around Africa and reached India?
Vasco da Gama made it all the way around Africa.
Who did Henry VII arrange for his son, Arthur, to marry?
He arranged for him to marry Catherine, the daughter of the king of Spain.
How long did it take Marco and Niccolo Polo to get to China?
The journey took four years.
What happened to the empty houses in the country?
Peasants moved into some of them and became the new owners.
What is a civil war?
A civil war is when the people of a country fight against each other.
The new land was named after Amerigo Vespucci. What was it called?
It was called America.
What new church did Henry start?
He started the Church of England.
What were the bricks of the Forbidden City made of?
They were made of rice and lime.
How did the Black Death change the land itself?
Forest grew up because there weren't enough people to farm the fields.
What happened to Joan when the English and the Burgundians tried her for witchcraft?
She was found guilty and burned to death.
Did Magellan's ship ever reach India?
Yes, but Magellan was killed in the Philippines.
Did he ever have a son? Name? Who was his mother?
Yes, he had a son, Edward, by Jane Seymour