Gr 6 History June exam

What do we call something that gives us information about an event?

Who was an Italian scientist and astronomer that lived from 1564-1642?

What weapon did Dias use to kill one of the KhoiKhoi?

Where in Europe was his home?

What do we call a person that goes out to see new places

What was Galileo Galilei known as?

Who read Marco Polo's book and believed he could sail East by going West across the Atlantic?

What do we use gunpowder for today?

Portugal, Spain and Britain wanted to explore the world and look for what resources?

What were some of the areas of new developments during the Renaissance era?

Which tribe already lived on the South African coast when Dias and his crew arrived?

Which important inventions helped make European exploration possible?

What was the benefit of a Caravel?

How did the KhoiKhoi defend their land against the Portuguese?

Where did Marco Polo travel to?

How were the larger glass beads made?

What do we call a time of new ideas that happened in Europe from 14th C to 16th C

Between which years did K2 exist?

What did Dias originally set out to find?

Who are people that go out to spread a religious message to others?

What was Columbus the first European to do?

Which Portuguese explorer sailed around the southern tip of Africa to India?

Which items from China and India were highly valued?

Give a word for: left empty, not used anymore.

Which settlement existed between 900 - 1 000 AD?

What did Marco Polo's book make Europeans want to do?

What were beads used for?

How many people lived in Schroda?

What did da Vinci study to learn how the human body works?

Where did a group of Portuguese sailors land in 1488?

About how many people lived in Mapungubwe?

What did archaeologists find at Schroda?

What did his drawings and ideas eventually help invent?

What was happening to Marco Polo's town when he returned home?

During the Renaissance......

Who first invented gunpowder?

Where was Marco Polo from?

What did Galileo build?

What did the Chinese first use gunpowder for?

What was the name of the book Marco Polo wrote?

Who was an Italian artist and scientist that lived from 1452-1642?

What were the main jobs of the people of K2?

Which settlement was the biggest of the 3?

Which people used Caravels?

What was in the way of Christopher Columbus' travel plan?

Why did Dias and his crew stop in South Africa?

How long was Marco Polo in prison for?

What did Marco Polo do in prison?

What was a problem with the Caravel?

What did Europeans use gunpowder for during the Renaissance?

What happened to Marc Polo when he returned home to Venice?

What is a Caravel?

What did Galileo discover about the Milky Way?

When was Mapungubwe abandoned?

Which trade were the people of Schroda involved in?

K2, Schroda and Mapungubwe were built in which Valley?

What inventions were described in Marco Polo's book?

What is an archaeologist?

Where did he live and work for 17 years?

What do we know about the leaders of Mapungubwe

What is the word for writing down the exact words someone says

Which settlement took over from Schroda?