History: Preparing for Alternate Quiz 1 – Flashcards
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sailed four ships to India
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Vasco Da Gama
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traveled to China
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Marco Polo
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began a navigation school
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Prince Henry
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first rounded Africa's tip
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Bartholomeu Dias
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emperor of China who befriended Marco Polo
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Kublai Khan
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rulers of the Holy Land
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Turks
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trips to free Jerusalem
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Crusades
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symbol of the Crusades
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red cross
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organizations protecting traders
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leagues
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origin of fine spices and silks
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Orient
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fought to free Jerusalem
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crusaders
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caused growth of cities
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trade
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home of Prince Henry the Navigator
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Portugal
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name given to Africa's tip
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Cape of Good Hope
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belonging to the Middle Ages
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medieval
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city held by the Turks
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Jerusalem
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riches of west African coast
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gold
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threatened sailors at sea
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pirates
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The Crusades continued off and on for approximately:
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200
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Prince Henry learned of African gold while he served as:
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a soldier
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Trade increased in Europe because of the interest in Eastern goods created by:
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both Marco Polo's book and the Crusades
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The Polos' home was in:
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Italy
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The first European to sail the new all-water route around Africa to the Orient was:
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Da Gama
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Crusaders came from all the following countries except:
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India
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Select the reasons why men joined the crusades:
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adventure, wealth, and free Jerusalem from the Turks
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Select the reasons why eastern luxuries were expensive:
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distance they had to be brought taxes en route frequent loading and unloading danger from pirates and robbers
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Select the trade routes to the Orient that existed before Prince Henry:
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: by land across China through the Middle East, by water across the Mediterranean; by land to the Red Sea or Persian Gulf; by water to India and China
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Select the true statements about Prince Henry's school of navigation:
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It employed the best map makers available. On-the-job training was accomplished on successive trips down the coast of Africa.
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Select the reasons why Europeans wanted an all-water route to the Orient:
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The Italians had a monopoly on Mediterranean trade. Ottoman Turks had captured Constantinople. Extremely high prices were caused by the difficulty of moving Eastern goods to Europe. Ships traveling water routes could carry more goods.
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Two important navigational instruments used at Prince Henry's school were the _______________ and the _______________.
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astrolabe and compass
