Ghenghis Khan and the silk road
What was the silk road made up of?
Smaller trade routes.
Marco was jailed when what two cities were at war?
Genoa and Venice.
Where did the Aztec civilization live?
Mexico
What helped to spread the Renaissance ideas?
The Printing press.
Why did wages go up as a result of the Black death?
What person came to china on the silk roads and wrote about his adventures?
Marco Polo
What man used Marcos book to help him sail west across the Atlantic Ocean?
Christopher Columbus.
What are the Inca most known for?
They built 2000 mile roads.
It helped with the economics and it was a new technology.
How did trade lead to the renaissance of Italy?
What defense did China put up to protect against nomadic assaults?
The Great wall of China.
The golden passport.
What plant was used by the Mayans to make drinks for their gods?
Cocoa beans.
Who had ideas to spread the Renaissance to the north?
Students who studied in Italy.
What impact did Machiavelli have on the renaissance?
He wrote literature on how rulers should act.
The fall of the mongol empire and discovery of sea routes.
What year did Marco Polo die?
1324
Who took control of the Inca civilization and made them lose their emperor?
The spanish.
Who is the creator of the first printing press?
Johannes Gutenburg
What is Renaissance?
A period of rebirth.
What epidemic swept through Eurasia and across the silk road causing many deaths?
Bubonic Plague/ Black death.
What was Marcos father first name?
Niccolo
What is a ancient Inca city in the andes mountains?
Machu Pichu.
Who created the first flushable toilet?
John Harrington.
What is a merchant?
Someone who buys and sells goods.