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Who met the Emperor of China?

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Polo brothers

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Who went to China in 1260?

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Polo brothers

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Who wanted the Polo brothers to return to China with priests?

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The Emperor of China, aka Kublai Khan.

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Where were the Polo brothers from?

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Italy

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Name 4 things the Chinese discovered and used before Europeans.

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Coal
Oil
Paper money
Printed books

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Describe the Kublai Khan’s palace.

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Glad and silver walls and ceiling. 3,000 well-disciplined soldiers guarded it.

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How long did the Polo brothers stay in China on their 2nd trip?

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20 years.

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Describe the Polo brothers return to Italy after 20 years.

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Long beards.
No one recognized them.
Lots of gems. Rich.

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What did Marco Polo do when he was in jail?

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Wrote a book about his travels. It became one of the first books printed.

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1260 - 1295

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Marco Polo

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Where was Prince Henry from?

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Portugal

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Who founded a school of navigation?

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Prince Henry

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Who built an observatory for astronomers?

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Prince Henry

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Who urged sailors to sail past the bulge on the west coast of Africa?

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Prince Henry

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What did Prince Henry’s men bring back from the west coast of Africa?

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Black slaves and gold.

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Circa 1400

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Prince Henry

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Who was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa?

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Bartholomew Diaz

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When did Bartholomew Diaz sail around the southern tip of Africa?

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1486

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Who was the first European explorer to reach India?

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Da Gama

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When did Da Gama sail around the tip of Africa and on to India?

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1494

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How many of Da Gama’s men returned to Portugal?

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1/3

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What killed so many of Da Gama’s sailors?

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Scurvy - caused by a lack of vitamin C.

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What did Diaz name the southern tip of Africa?

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The Cape of Good Hope

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When did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?

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1492

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1492
Columbus
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Where was Columbus from?
Italy
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Why did Columbus want to sail WEST in order to reach the EAST?
To prove that the earth is round
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Name the countries that refused to finance Columbus's voyage.
Spain Portugal England France
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How did Columbus spend almost all of his money?
Trying to convince people to finance his voyage.
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Who finally agreed to finance Columbus's trip?
The Queen of Spain.
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Name Columbus's 3 ships.
Nina Pinta Santa Maria
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What did Columbus expect to find when he sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean?
The Indies of the East
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What did Columbus call the first island he discovered?
San Salvador
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What did Columbus call the natives he met?
Indians
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What was Columbus hoping to find?
Gold
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Why did Columbus leave some of the sailors on the island of Hispaniola?
1 ship had wrecked and they couldn't all fit on the remaining 2 ships.
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Name 2 reasons why Spain wanted to explore the New World.
To find gold | To evangelize the natives
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Name 2 reasons why the Spaniards were so cruel to the natives.
700 years of war with the Moors | Some of the natives were cannibals, which disgusted the Spaniards
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Who was a Spanish governor of Puerto Rico?
Ponce de Leon
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What does "Florida" mean?
Season of flower
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Name 2 reasons that Ponce de Leon sailed to Florida.
To search for gold | To search for the Fountain of Youth
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What happened to Ponce de Leon in Florida?
He was killed by the natives.
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When did Ponce de Leon sail to Florida?
1513
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1513
Ponce de Leon
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What is an isthmus?
A narrow strip of land connecting 2 large bodies of water.
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Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas?
Balboa.
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Where was Balboa from?
Spain
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What did Balboa name the ocean we now call the Pacific?
The South Sea
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What Spaniards conquered the Aztecs?
Cortez
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When did Cortez conquer the Aztecs?
1519
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1519
Cortez conquered the Aztecs
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Where was Magellan from?
Portugal
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When did Magellan circumnavigate the globe?
1519-1521
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1519
Magellan circumnavigated the globe
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What does pacific mean?
Peaceful
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Who named the Pacific Ocean?
Magellan
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What theory did Magellan prove?
The world is round
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Did Magellan survive the journey?
No
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What people did Pizarro conquer?
The Incas in Peru
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What year did Pizarro conquer the Incas in Peru?
1532
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1532
Pizarro conquered the Incas in Peru.
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Who wandered through the southeastern states for 4 years?
DeSoto
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When did DeSoto wander the southeastern states?
1539
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1539
DeSoto
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Who explored the southwestern states and saw the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
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What did Coronado explore?
The southwestern states, including the Grand Canyon.
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When did Coronado explore the southwestern states?
1540
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1540
Coronado
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Why did the native people hate the Spanish?
They were cruel rulers They didn't give the natives a voice in government They stole their gold They stole their land
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What land did Spain claim in the Americas?
Most of the southwest Florida Central America Much of South America

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