Famous Explorers
This Venetian explorer traveled to China and wrote about his journey in The Travels of Marco Polo
Who is Marco Polo?
This luxurious fabric, highly sought after in Europe, gave the Silk Road its name
What is Silk?
Traders traveling the Silk Road faced this natural barrier?
What is the desert?
This is the main continent where the Silk Road began.
This Chinese invention, made from plant fibers, helped spread knowledge along the Silk Road.
What is Paper?
In 1492, this explorer sailed the ocean blue and landed in the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This spice, used to preserve food and add flavor, was one of the most valuable items traded on the Silk Road
What is Pepper?
This large structure was created to help defend against bandits.
What was the Great Wall of China?
Early explorers used this tool to determine direction before the invention of GPS.
What is a compass?
This religion, which teaches about suffering and enlightenment, spread from India to China through trade routes.
What is Buddhism?
This Portuguese explorer was the first to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the globe.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This fine ceramic material, developed in China, was often traded along the Silk Road
What is Porcelain?
European explorers used this type of ship, smaller and faster than older ships, to sail across unknown waters.
What is a caravel?
The Silk Road connected China to this sea, allowing traders to reach the Middle East and Europe.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This Chinese invention, used in celebrations and warfare, was introduced to Europe through the Silk Road.
What is gunpowder?
This Chinese admiral led seven voyages with massive treasure ships during the Ming Dynasty
Who is Zheng He?
Traders along the Silk Road used this type of animal to carry goods across the desert
What are Camels?
The Silk Road was often disrupted by these types of criminals, who attacked merchants to steal goods.
Who are bandits?
This Portuguese prince helped improve navigation and exploration by opening a school for sailors.
Along with goods, traders spread these, which changed the way people thought and lived in different regions.
What are ideas?
This Spanish explorer searched for the Fountain of Youth and became the first European to land in Florida.
Who is Juan Ponce de León?
This precious blue gemstone, used in jewelry and paint, was mined in Afghanistan and transported along the Silk Road
What is Lapis Lazuli?
This deadly disease, which spread along trade routes, devastated Europe in the 14th century.
What is the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague?
This narrow waterway separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Pacific Ocean and was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition
What is the Strait of Magellan?
This popular treat, made from cocoa beans, was first used by the Maya and Aztecs, but later spread to Europe after explorers brought it back from the Americas.
What is chocolate