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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Silk Road

What was Marco Polo’s job?

$100 Answer from Silk Road

Merchant

$200 Question from Silk Road

What was the purpose of Marco Polo’strip to China?

$200 Answer from Silk Road

to bring back goods to Europe from China

$300 Question from Silk Road

What effect did Marco Polo’s trip haveon others?

$300 Answer from Silk Road

countries wanted to know more about each other

$400 Question from Silk Road

Why did Zheng He’s want to sail to newplaces? (2 reasons)

$400 Answer from Silk Road

he wanted to show China’s powerand expand trade for China

$500 Question from Silk Road

Because of Zheng He’s journey, what happened to Chinese trade?

$500 Answer from Silk Road

People in other countries wanted Chinese goods (demand grew)

$100 Question from Africa’s Trading

What country was known as the“Land of Gold”?

$100 Answer from Africa’s Trading

Ghana

$200 Question from Africa’s Trading

What type of trade was made in Ghana (what things?)

$200 Answer from Africa’s Trading

gold and salt

$300 Question from Africa’s Trading

Besides salt, what else didthe Arabs bring to Africa?

$300 Answer from Africa’s Trading

Their religion

$400 Question from Africa’s Trading

How did Ghana’s ruler become richfrom trade?

$400 Answer from Africa’s Trading

He taxed all goods that weretraded.

$500 Question from Africa’s Trading

Why was Mansa Musa’spilgrimage important to the world?

$500 Answer from Africa’s Trading

It strengthened ties between Mali and other Muslim nations

$100 Question from European Exploration

Vikings were skilled _____________

$100 Answer from European Exploration

Sailors

$200 Question from European Exploration

Why did the Vikings leaveNewfoundland?

$200 Answer from European Exploration

They had conflicts with the NativeAmericans that were living there.

$300 Question from European Exploration

How did the Portuguese profit fromexploring the coast of Africa?

$300 Answer from European Exploration

They brought home gold and slaves.

$400 Question from European Exploration

How did the Portuguese make money?

$400 Answer from European Exploration

Slave Trade

$500 Question from European Exploration

What effect did the European ocean traderoutes have on the world?

$500 Answer from European Exploration

lasting contact between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

$100 Question from Random

What “things” crossed the silk road?

$100 Answer from Random

goods, people, ideas, skills, and customs

$200 Question from Random

What land did Eric the Red discover?What did he name it? Why

$200 Answer from Random

He discovered Greenland. He wantedpeople to come live in Greenland, eventhough it was cold and uninviting

$300 Question from Random

Why did the Renaissance startin Italy?

$300 Answer from Random

It was a wealthy city and it wasthe center of trade.

$400 Question from Random

How did the printing press contributeto the Renaissance?

$400 Answer from Random

It allowed books to be printed quicklyand for less money. It also allowed morebooks to be printed at once.

$500 Question from Random

How did the use of sea routes changein the 1400’s?

$500 Answer from Random

Ships were able to go fartherand reach other countries that they had not been able to reach before

$100 Question from Vocabulary

What is a science sailors used to plot their course and find their locationfar from home

$100 Answer from Vocabulary

navigation

$200 Question from Vocabulary

What is an emperor?

$200 Answer from Vocabulary

Ruler of an empire

$300 Question from Vocabulary

What is a caravan?

$300 Answer from Vocabulary

Group of traders traveling together

$400 Question from Vocabulary

Pilgrimage?

$400 Answer from Vocabulary

Journey for religious reasons

$500 Question from Vocabulary

What is an astrolabe?

$500 Answer from Vocabulary

Tool that used the sun and stars to findlocations based on distance from theequator

Final Jeopardy

What are three ways the desire to trade led to connections between continents?

Final Jeopardy Answer

1.Marco Polo went to China2. Traders traveled on the Silk Road.3. Zheng He sailed to other countries by ship.