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Ch.3 The Age of Exploration
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History
5th Grade
09/27/2010

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A journey made for a special purpose

 

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expedition 

 

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a shop owner 

 

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merchant

 

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 The period of European history from around 500 to 1500.

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 Middle Ages 

 

 

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Europeans learned about Asia through the stories of Marco Polo's ___________________?

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Expedition

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Genoa, Florence, and Venice were trading posts for _______________________.

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merchants

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 Marco Polo's book was about the geography of ________.

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Asia

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In the Middle Ages, towns and cities developed from ______________ that grew into permanent settlements.

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trading sites

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 _______________ was the emperor of China during the time of Marco Polo's travels.

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Kublai Kahn

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Give two reasons Marco Polo's journey to Asia was important.

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1)  broadened trade routes

2)  sparked interest in the world outside Europe

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List 5 things Marco Polo's book describes:

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1)  geography of Asia

2)  details about the Silk Road

3)  Chinese society

4)  the Chinese postal system

5)  Chinese cities

6)  paper money

7)  coal/fuel

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 a group of people traveling together for safety, especially through desert areas

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caravan

 

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the coins, paper, or gold used as money in a country

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 currency 

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Traders would transport cargo together across the desert in a _______________.

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caravan

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Timbuktu became an important center for ______ in Africa.

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trade

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Zheng He was a ___________________.

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a Chinese explorer

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Name three things traders needed bankers to do for them.

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 1)  hold their money

2)  convert currency

3)  lend them money to trade

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Who was Sunni Ali?

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King of Songhai

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Explain what made Timuktu an important trade city.

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Its location between the salt mines of Northern Africa and the gold fields of the South.

 

 

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a fast sailing ship that could be steered easily and hold large amounts of cargo

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caravel

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the science of determining a ship's location and direction

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navigation

 

 

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navigation

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 The science of charting a ship's course is known as ___________________.

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 Shipbuilders created the ___________ to make travel easier along the trade routes.

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caravel

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Portugal's Prince Henry sent explorers to search for ______________________.

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a sea route to Asia

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 Bartolomeu Dias became the first European to _______________________.

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sail around the southern tip of Africa

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Vasco da Gama was the first European to ______________________.

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reach Asia by sea

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Why was the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope important?

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Explorers knew how far south they had to go before turning east to reach Asia.

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Explain what a line graph shows.

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A line graph shows patterns and amounts of change over time.

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