click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Stack #4725988
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who led a group of people known as the Vikings to North America in 1000 A.D? | Lief Erikson |
| Who is the Italian who recorded his travels from Europe to China (Cathay) and the book that was written inspired Europeans to travel to Asia? | Marco Polo |
| Why did Europeans explore land routes to Asia? | In hopes of finding wealth to trade goods with one another |
| What is the name of the road that was established between Europe and Asia which consisted of many trading posts as long the route? | The Silk Road |
| What event caused Portugal to search for a water route from Europe to Asia? | The closing of Silk Road when the Turks captured the trading city of Constantinople |
| Prince Henry believed trading with Asia could be continued by establishing a water route by sailing around what? | The tip of Africa |
| When Prince Henry was tasked with finding a water route from Portugal to Asia he establish what usefull things for sailors? | School for training sailors to navigate the water along with better compasses, astrolabes and caravels |
| Prince Henry instructed cartographers to create what item for sailors? | More accurate maps |
| Who sailed from Portugal to the Cape Of Good Hope? | Bartolomeu Dias |
| Who sailed from Portugal to India by leading a successful expedition around Africa? | Vasco da Gama |
| What are some of the foreign goods that were traded between Europeans and Asians? | Gold, jewels, silks, perfumes and spices |