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Chapter 3 Traveling Asia's Silk Road
explorers etc.
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Social Studies
4th Grade
09/18/2014

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emperor
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a ruler of an empire
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Silk Road
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The major trade route between China and other lands
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magnetic compass
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This was a Chinese invention that helped sailors to explore
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Sahara Desert
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a huge desert in Africa
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caravan
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a group of traders traveling together
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pilgrimage
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a journey taken for religious reasons
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astrolabe
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a tool developed by the Arabs that helpee sailors use the sun and stars to find their location in latitude
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Marco Polo
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This young man went with his dad and uncle in 1271 on a journey to visit China and trade goods with them.
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