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Life in eastern hemisphere
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History
5th Grade
11/20/2013

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Marco Polo went to China to
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Bring back trade routes
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Silk Road connected
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CHina to other lands
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Silk road
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NetworkNetwork of land and sea routes
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Marco Polo's journey affected people by
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Bringing people from Europe and Asia together
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Zheng He's fleet wanted to reach new places because
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The Chinese wanted to expand their trade and show their power
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The result of Zheng He's voyage
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Demand for Chinese goods grew
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Effect of trade
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Learn about other cultures, share goods and ideas, learn about different customs
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Major trading center called "land of gold"

 

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Ghana

 

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Direction caravans traveled in Africa
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South
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Type thy trading in Ghana
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Gold for silk
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Trading kingdoms after Ghana
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Mali and Songhai
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Items Europeans brought to trade
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Cloth and horses
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Under Mansa Musa's rule Mali
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Reached its peak as an empire
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Mansa Musa's pilgrimage of Mecca created
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Stronger ties between Mali and other Muslim nations
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Vikings left Newfoundland because
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Of conflicts with native americans
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From the coast of Africa Portuguese brought home
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Gold and slaves
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Europeans ocean trade brought together
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Eastern ans western hemisphere
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Chinese gained wealth from
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Silk cloth Maude's from silk-worms
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A group of traders traveling together
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Caravan
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Went on a pilgrimage utopia Mecca
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Mansa Musa
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Built the Great Mosque
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Mansa Musa
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The Renaissance started around the year
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1350
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Improved navigation caused
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Ships to last longer and go faster and farther
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