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(5th)Social Studies
(5th) Social Studies-Ch.3 Places-Life In The Eastern Hemisphere
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Venice | Port City in Northeastern Italy Built on 118 Small Islands in a Lagoon in the Gulf of Venice |
| Shangdu | Town in China |
| Silk Road | Network of Overland trade routes between China and Europe |
| Sahara | Largest Desert in the world Located in North Africa |
| Ghana | Country in Africa Named for Early Kingdom of West Africa |
| Timbuktu | Town in West African kingdom of Mali One of the important stops along the caravan routes |
| Mali | Kingdom of Africa in Early 1300s Present Day country in West Africa |
| Mecca | City in Saudi Arabia Pilgrimage site for Muslims |
| Songhai | Kingdom in Africa Flourished from mid 1300s through 1500s |
| Greenland | Island in the Northern Atlantic Ocean Largest Island on Earth |
| Vinland | Name means Land of Wine Given by Leif Ericsson to the present Day Canadian Province of Newfoundland |
| Portugal | Country in South Western Europe |
| Cape of Good Hope | Southwestern Tip of Africa |