5th Grade Social Studies, Chapter 3, The Age of Exploration – Flashcards
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Middle Ages
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the period of European history, from about 500 to about 1500
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Merchants
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people who buy and sell to earn a living (such as spices, cloth, perfume, silk)
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Marco Polo
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Italian explorer and author. He made numerous trips to China and returned to Europe to write of his journeys. He is responsible for much of the knowledge exchanged between Europe and China during this time period.
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Kublai Khan
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Mongol ruler of China who befriended Marco Polo.
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expeditions
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a journey made for a special purpose
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line graph
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a kind of graph that shows changes over time.
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circle graph
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a kind of graph that shows how something can be divied into parts.
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graph
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a diagram that presents information in a way that makes it easy to detect patterns, trends or changes over time.
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currency
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the coins, paper or gold used a money in a country.
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caravan
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A group of people traveling together for safety, especially through desert areas.
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Prince Henry
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Prince of Portugal who established a school for sailors; known as "the Navigator." Helped create a better sailing ship (caravel).
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navigation
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the science of determining a ship's location and direction.
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Bartolomeu Dias
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Portuguese ship captain who reached the Cape of Good Hope in 1487. (originally he called it Cape of Storms)
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Vasco da Gama
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Portuguese navigator who was the first European to sail from Europe to Asia in 1498.
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Identify major economic and cultural changes that occurred in the 13th century Europe.
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a. Farming became easier b. Growth of cities
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Explain the influence that Marco Polo's travels had on Europe.
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a. They used his book in planning new routes, which led to more trade along the Silk Road. b. He introduced Europe to the idea of using paper money and coal for heat.
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Explain how trade spurred the development of towns and cities throughout Europe.
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First permanent trading settlements were built. Then innkeepers opened hotels for travels and then other people started to build homes nearby.
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List the innovations in shipping technology in the 1400's.
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a. Improvements in map skills, tools & navigation b. Improvement in ship design - caravel (shape, control & flexibility)
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List the new trade routes of the 1400's .
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a. Northwest Passage b. c.
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What were the pro's and con's of the new trade routes?
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Analyze how improved technology in shipping make prices on international goods lower.
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Astrolobe
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instrument used for measuring the positions of stars
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magnetic compass
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a navigation instrument used for determining direction.
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Genoa, Florence and Venice were trading posts for what type of shopper?
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merchants
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Traders would transport cargo together across the desert in what is called a
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caravan
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The science of charting a ship's course is known as
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navigation
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Europeans learned about Asia through stories of Marco Polo's
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expedition
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In the 13th century, the Black Sea was a trading route between which two countries
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Europe and Asia
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Marco Polo's book was about
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the geography of Asia
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Portugal's Prince Henry sent explorers to search for what?
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Gold and a way to reach Asia by sea
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What two spices were used during the Middle Ages to preserve food?
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pepper and cloves
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Name the *overland* trade route to the East used during the middle ages.
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Silk Road
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Which route to Marco Polo take to travel to China
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How did the Europeans of the time come to learn of Marco Polo's travels in the East?
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By a book written about the stories he told while in jail, called, The Description of the World.
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How did Marco Polos travels influence Europe?
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-helped them in their mapping skills -they set out to trade on the Silk Road -changed the their currency -they used coal instead of wood for heat
