Inventions
Monarchy
European trade
Europe
Marco Polo
100

What are spices used for? 

Food and medicine 

100


During the Renaissance, European monarchs wanted to make their countries stronger and wealthier through

Trade

100


A new era of exploration began in the mid-1400s when

Spain and Portugal began competing with Italian city-states for international trade.

100

What incention gave people more information in the Renaissance age?

the Printing Press

100

How old was Marco Polo when he first  set sail to China

17 years old

200

Who painted the Mona Lisa  

Leonardo Da vinci

200

What is  a Monarchy?

One individual who holds the supreme athority over the nation (King)

200

Land and sea maps became more __ during the Renaissance.

accurate

200

What country establish the first colony in the east cost of America ?

England 

200

How did Marco Polo’s adventures in China affect Europeans?

They inspired European leaders and explorers to search for sea routes to Asia.

300

What country did the spice route originate from?

Italy

300

True or False 

Was Christopher Columbus a Spanish Explorer 

300

How did European merchants first transport Asian goods from the Middle East back to Europe?

Goods were transported overland to the Mediterranean and Black seas and then shipped to Italian ports.

300

Portugal and Spain searched for________to Asia 

sea routes

300

How long did Marco Polo stay in China?

25 years 

400

Using information from explorers and Arab and Chinese_______and_____ maps became more accurate.

scholars, astronomers

400

European monarchs wanted to increase trade so that their countries could become stronger and

wealthier

400


Which area of Europe was originally the center of trade between Asia and Europe?

Italy

400


Europeans first became interested in Asia

during the Crusades.

400

The stories told_________ by helped Europeans realize the larger world had many exciting things to offer.

Marco Polo

500

The printing press made more______ available

books

500


Which Renaissance-era innovation helped sailors find their position on a map?


the astrolabe

500

Which Renaissance-era innovation helped land-locked Europeans learn about distant lands?


the printing press

500

Which Portuguese invention made sea exploration and trade easier and more profitable?

caravel

500

 As a result of the Crusades, Europeans became interested in a

Asia