Civilization Awakens from Darkness
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- Genoa
- hometown of Columbus
- Ferdinand
- king of spain
- Magellan
- first to sail around the world
- cortes
- conqured the Aztecs
- Pizarro
- conqured the Incas of peru
- Balboa
- discovered the Pacific Ocean
- Vespucci
- the new world was named after
- montezuma
- ruler of the Aztecs
- Barbarian
- One who is not civilized and lackes culture.
- Crusaders
- Men who went on the Crusades
- Crusades
- The military journeys taken by Christians to free the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- Manor
- A large estate or farm, part of which was set aside for the lord an the rest divided among his peasants.
- Medieval
- Belonging to, like, or characteristic of the Middle Ages.
- Muslim
- Abeliever in the teachings of mohammed.
- Orient
- The countries of eastern Asia, such as China and India
- Jerusalem was under who's control?
- Turkish control
- What was the symbol of christian soldiers?
- A red cross
- The polo family traveld where for how many years?
- China for 20 years
- Who was the emperor of China who entrusted Marco Polo to carry out his business?
- Kublai Khan
- hat where the items being traded from the from the East? where
- Spices, Silk, Perfume, Satin, and Jewels.
- What two events sparked trade and exploration in Europe?
- The Crusades, and the polos journeys.
- Who were Christians afraid of?
- Barbarians
- The Crusades continued for how many years?
- 200
- What did Marco Polo bring back with him from China?
- Rich Satin, Velvet fabrics, Rubies and Diamonds
- astrolabe
- An instrument that helped sailors find their location by looking at the starts and sun
- League
- A group of cities that joined for defense of trade
- monopoly
- Complete control of a product or service.
- European traders wanted protection from:
- pirates and robbers
- Routes to China included:
- a land route across China and a combination land & water route
- Eastern luxuries were expensive because of:
- Constant reloading, taxes, great distances traveled
- 3 discriptions of Leagues:
- - were formed by several cities - offered protection - furnished warships
- Who did Marco Polo help with the trading routes?
- On his trip to China, he saw a large body of water. They used it to carry Eastern luxuries to Spain.
- Marco Polo's book told about:
- -lower prices in China - a large ocean east of China - his travels in China
- Medieval villages grew into towns because of the growth of:
- buying and selling
- When the Muslim Turks captured _________ in 1453, prices on Eastern goods soared because of the _______ on each article passing through the area.
- Constantinople Taxes
- Who started a sailing school in 1420?
- Prince Henrey
- Two instruments that made sailing safer and sailors more confident?
- Compass Astrolabe
- sailed to India from Europe around Africa in 1498?
- Vasco Da Gama
- first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope (tip of Africa) in 1486?
- Bartholomeu Dias
- Emporer or China who befriended Marco Polo?
- Kublai Khan
- crusaders came from:
- Germany France Britain
- Mutiny
- a revellion of sailors against their commaner.
- where was CC born
- Genoa,Italy
- what did CC want to find:
- a trade route to the West
- why was the crew threatning mutiny?
- because they had never sailed in so long without sight of land.
- what did cc say when the crew thretend mutiny?
- sail for 3 more days and if no land is sighted then we will turn back.
- where did CC think he was
- Asia
- what where the king and queens names of Spain?
- Isabella Ferdinand
- CC first landed at
- San Salvador
- the colony had difficulties because:
- they wanted to search for gold and not farm.
- DID cc find a route to the east
- NO!
- who disagreed with CC that what he found was Asia?
- amerigo vespucci
- isthmus
- a narrow piece of land connecting to larger land masses
- Strait
- a narrow waterway connecting to larger bodies of water
- who was the explorer whos crew was the first to sail around the world
- Ferdinand Magellan
- who conquerd the aztecs
- Hernando Cortes
- who discovered the pacific ocean
- Vasco Nunez de Balboa
- who conquerd the incas
- francisco pizarro
- who discoverd the mississippi and explored southeastern US
- Hernando De Soto
- who explored the south western part of the US
- Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
- who claimed florida for spain while searching for the fountain of youth
- ponce de leon