How did Portugal profit from exploring the coast of Africa?

They brought home slaves and gold.

What was the astrolabe?

tool that told your location from equator using sun/stars

emperor of China during Silk Road exploration

How did the magnetic compass help sailors?

Gave direction so sailors would not get lost at sea

What effect did Marco Polo's journey have on others?

People in Europe/Asia wanted to know more about one other.

Why did the Vikings leave Newfoundland (Vinland)?

There were conflicts with the Natives living there.

Why did Marco Polo go to China?

to bring back trade goods from China

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1
How did Portugal profit from exploring the coast of Africa?
They brought home slaves and gold.
They charged high fees for the items they sold.
They built the magnetic compass.
The navigation tools guided sailors.
2
This country became the first country to seek a water route to Asia.
China
Italy
Africa
Portugal
3
This invention made sea travel safer and faster.
astrolabe
silk
galleon ship
compass
4
Which navigational tool was developed by the Arabs and helped sailors determine location?
astrolabe
magnetic compass
galleon ship
telescope
5
How would you describe the Silk Road?
It was a route that led to Italy for silk.
long and dangerous
short and easy
It was a route that led to Africa for gold.
6
Portuguese explorers brought home these things from Africa.
gold and silk
slaves and gold
tea and spices
tea and slaves
7
What was the astrolabe?
Ship that made sea travel safer
tool that told your location from equator using sun/stars
Tool that told direction (N,S,E,W)
A map
8
Who was Kublai Khan?
a Viking
merchant along the Silk Road
emperor of China during Silk Road exploration
Marco Polo's father
9
How did the magnetic compass help sailors?
A ship that made sea travel faster/safer
Gave direction so sailors would not get lost at sea
Gave your location from the equator using sun/stars
A map that would tell sailors where to go
10
What did people along the Silk Road NOT trade?
customs
slaves
language
ideas and skills
11
What job did Marco Polo and his father have?
travelers
emperors
merchants
made silk
12
Which navigational tool used the sun and stars to find location from the equator?
magnetic compass
telescope
astrolabe
map
13
Who organized map makers, shipbuilders, and sailors to search for a water route to Asia?
Leif Ericsson
Prince Henry
Marco Polo
Kublai Khan
14
What effect did Marco Polo's journey have on others?
Europeans were grateful for the spices for flavor.
People in Europe/Asia wanted to know more about one other.
One traders and trade goods were allowed on the Silk Road.
Europeans learned to make their own silk.
15
Why did the Vikings leave Newfoundland (Vinland)?
They found the land cold. and undesirable.
They were homesick.
There were conflicts with the Natives living there.
They didn't find many grapes.
16
_______ and the Vikings settled Vinland and were the first Europeans to discover North America.
Eric the Red
Columbus
Marco Polo
Leif Ericsson
17
Why did Marco Polo go to China?
to see a new land/people
to say he had seen the Silk Road
to bring back trade goods from China
to visit the emperor
18
What places did the Silk Road connect?
Italy and other lands
only China and Africa
only Italy and India
China and other lands

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