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Explorers

Explorers

Why was Marco Polos book important? 

The book contained important information to the Europeans about the geography of Asia. 

Who was searching for a western route to Asia but reached the islands? 

Christopher Columbus 

Who was Marco Polo?

Marco Polo was a merchant and an explorer. 

Who was the explorer that circumnavigate the world? 

What does circumnavigate mean?

Ferdinand Magellan 

Circumnavigate means travel around the world. 

Technology

What is an astrolabe?

A tool that measures the positions of the stars or sun. 

Name this Navigational tool 

Octant

What does an octant do?

An octant was primarily used for navigation 

What does the Chronometer Do? 

The chronometer is an accurate clock meant for travel. 

What does a sextant do? 

A sextant is a tool used to tell the angle between two objects.

Power Words

What is an expedition? 

A trip taken with the goal of exploring.

What is conquisador?

Spanish explorers and soldiers.

What does circumnavigate mean? 

sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world)

What is the reformation? 

A 16th-century movement for the reform the Roman Catholic Church.

What is an isthmus? 

A strip of land that connects two large land areas. 

Roads, Routes, and Waterways

What did merchants travel to gain inventions, ideas, and spices? 

The Silk Road. 

What was the waterway between Europe and Asia that Early Explorers were looking for? ​

Northwest Passage

How many countries does the Silk Road connect to?

8 countries

How did other people know about the Silk Road? 

Marco Polo wrote a book about his travels. 

List five items that were traded on the silk road. Who traded them? 

silk, spices, ideas, information, news about farming, different cultures, events, and technology

Europeans paid high prices for silk. Merchants traded ideas and information. 

Misc

What are caravans and why were they helpful for merchants? 

Caravans are groups of people traveling together often in desert like areas with camels carrying their supplies. 

Caravans were helpful for merchants because they travel with groups of people with camels carrying their supplies. 

Name one example of a seaworthy ship. 

Caravel

Which tool tells direction? 

• A. Chronometer

• B. Astrolabe

• C. Compass

• D. Octant

• E. All of the Above

C. Compass 

What Chinese invention assisted Europeans while exploring? How did it help them? 

The Chinese invention that assisted Europeans while exploring is gunpowder. It helped Europeans because they used gunpowder on their ship's cannons to protect them while they sailed. 

Why didn't Italy engage in exploration for a period of time? 

Italy didn't engage in exploration for a period of time because they were at war, and didn't have the money to fund the explorations.