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Age of Exploration
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1
Merchants used the __________________ to trade goods.
Polo Road
Silk Road
Spice Road
Chinese Road
2
What is the science of determining a ship's sailing direction and location called?
steering
navigation
compassing
orienteering
3
During Marco Polo's travels, he became friendly with an emperor. Who was that emperor?
Kublai Khan
King James
Prince Henry
Napoleon
4
What is currency?
cloth
coins, paper, or gold used for money
spices
a type of ship
5
What is a caravan?
a group of camels
a group of nations
a fleet of ships
a group of people traveling together
6
_______________ is an important trade city.
Quebec
High Point
Paris
Timbuktu
7
Besides products, merchants traded all the following EXCEPT........
culture
ships
news
ideas
8
Cities such as Genoa, Florence, and Venice were important _____________ centers.
entertainment
trading
sports
school
9
Why were spices important?
to use for perfume
to use in cooking
to preserve food
10
The Portuguese explorer, Bartolomeu Dias became the first European to _____________________________.
sail to Asia
sail to America
sail around India
sail around the southern tip of Africa
11
The Cape of Good Hope was once known as the Cape of _____________.
Thunder
Storms
Capricorn
Winds
12
What was Prince Henry's nickname?
Prince Henry the Sailor
Prince Henry the Educator
Prince Henry the Magnificent
Prince Henry the Navigator
13
The Portuguese sea captain, Vasco da Gama, was the first European to reach ___________ by sea.
Canada
America
India
Asia
14
Marco Polo told about "stones that burn like logs." What was he describing?
coal
fireworks
15
What country did Marco Polo visit with his father and uncle?
Russia
Japan
China
India
16
All of these products were traded throughout the Mediterranean region EXCEPT........
Perfume
Dyes
Cloth
Corn
17
What kind of people did Prince Henry bring together in the early 1400s to create a better ship?
shipbuilders, mapmakers, teachers
shipbuilders, scientists, mapmakers, merchants
shipbuilders, ship captains, emperors
shipbuilders, scientists, mapmakers, ship captains
18
What is a caravel?
a measuring device
a type of candy
an expensive spice
a new type of ship in the 1400's
19
Who was the man with a million stories?
Kublai Khan
Prince Henry
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
20
What is a merchant?
a traveler
a ship's captain
a person who buys and sells to earn a living
a sailor
