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(5th)Social Studies
(5th) Social Studies-Ch.3 People-Life In The Eastern Hemisphere
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Marco Polo | Italian explorer Traveled through China in the late 1200s |
| Kublai Khan | Emperor of China Met with Marco Polo in the late 1200s |
| Zheng He | Chinese explorer Made Seven major voyages to different parts of the world |
| Mansa Musa | King of the African Kingdom of Mali in the Early 1300s |
| Eric the Red | Viking Explorer Sailed to Iceland in about 965 and Greenland in about 982 |
| Leif Ericsson | Son of Eric the Red Sailed to North America in about 1000 Explored what is today known as Newfoundland |
| Johann Gutenberg | German inventor of the Printing Press about 1450 |
| Prince Henry | Prince of Portugal Established a school for sailors and navigators |
| Bartolomeu Dias | Portuguese Explorer Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, the Southern tip of Africa |
| Vasco da Gama | Portuguese Explorer Sailed to India in 1497 |