Question | Answer |
Who was Marco Polo? | European explorer who walked to China in 1290 |
What did Marco Polo find in Asia? | Silk, spices, paper money |
Why is Marco Polo important? | He told people about the nice things they had in China and everybody in Europe wanted to get some. |
Europeans in the 14th century wanted to trade with China. What was the problem? | It was a long walk through deserts, mountains and lands ruled by criminals. |
Why did Christopher Columbus sail west in 1492? | He was looking for a short cut to Asia. |
Marco Polo traveled in 1290. Christopher Columbus sailed in 1492. Why did it take so long for Columbus to get going? | Marco Polo's book wasn't widely read until after the printing press was invented in 1440. |
What is migration? | Moving from place to place |
What is a push factor? | a reason people choose to move away from their homes |
What is a pull factor? | a reason people choose to move to a particular place |
When was Jamestown founded? | 1607 |
Why was Jamestown important? | It was the first permanent English settlement in North America |
Why did the Jamestown colonists come? | This was first and foremost an economic venture; they wanted to make money. |
What did the Jamestown colonists find when they arrived in North America? | 15,000 Native Americans called the Powhatan tribe |
Why did most of the original Jamestown colonists die? | Starvation, drought, poor sanitation, disease, Indian attacks |
What is an explorer? | a person who goes into the unknown because he wants to find out what's there |