Time and Place
What does CE stand for?
Common Era
Was the Silk Road a short, easy trip or a dangerous, long one?
The Silk Road was a long, dangerous trip.
Which explorer began their journey in 1492?
Columbus
Who was living in North and South America before Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
What continent are Europeans from?
Europeans are from Europe.
By trading on the Silk Road, merchants could make...
1. A little bit of money
2. A lot of money
By trading on the Silk Road, merchants could make a lot of money.
Which explorer went all the way around the Earth?
Magellan
European colonists treated Native Americans
1. Fairly
2. Unfairly
European colonists treated Native Americans unfairly.
Which came first: Columbus' trip to the Americas, or Magellan's trip around the world?
Magellan's trip around the world
What animal did merchants use to transport goods along the Silk Road?
1. Horses
2. Camels
3. Squirrels
Merchants used camels to transport goods along the Silk Road.
Who went on their trip first: Dias or Magellan?
Dias
This piece of technology always points North. It helps explorers figure out what direction they are going.
The compass
An age is a period of ________________.
An age is a period of time.
Name one good that was traded on the Silk Road
If you can list 3 goods, you get another turn!
spices, silk, gold, wool, porcelain, etc
Columbus traveled to the Americas, but he thought he was in what continent?
1. Africa
2. Asia
Columbus traveled to the Americas, but he thought he was in Asia.
This invention made it cheaper and easier to make books. It also made maps cheaper to make!
The printing press
The phrase "the Americas" is talking about North America and what other continent?
The phrase "the Americas" is talking about North America and South America.
What 2 continents were connected by the Silk Road?
Europe and Asia
Circumnavigate the desks.
Did you go all the way around the desks? Then you get the points!
Europeans made colonies in the Americas because they wanted to make ______________.
Europeans made colonies in the Americas because they wanted to make money.