WORLD HISTORY REVIEW Short Answer

Short Answer Questions What are the four main spiced that was traded for? Nutmeg, Cloves, Ginger, Cinnamon and pepper

WORLD HISTORY REVIEW

Who redesigned ships, prepared maps and captains for long voyages, he had West African coast explored? Henry the Navigator Who was an Italian navigator from Genoa and thought he could reach Asia by sailing west? Christopher Columbus Who was the Italian sailor that America was named after? Amerigo Vespucci Who was the Portuguese sailor to sail around the Cape of Good Hope? Bartholomeu Dias Who led four ships around the Cape of Good Hope and traded with the Indian port of Calicut? Vasco DeGama

What navigator after death then his crew was credited to be the first to sail around the world? Ferdinand Magellan What pope divided the world between Spain and Portugal? Alexander IV Who was the Jesuit who converted about a hundred Japanese to Christianity? Francis Xavier Who finished Magellan’s last voyage? Elcano Who was the French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence River?

Who did the Portuguese defeat in order to gain access to the Spice Islands? Muslims What devise was made by the Greeks and perfected by the Arabs, which determined latitude at sea? Astrolabe What word describes the triangle Arab sail? Lateen What is the name given to the islands in Southeast Asia, which is today’s Indonesia? Indies or East Indies What was the day and month in 1492 that Columbus’ crew found land? October 12

What devise was made by the Greeks and perfected by the Arabs, which determined latitude at sea? Astrolabe What word describes the triangle Arab sail? Lateen What is the disease that is caused by lack of vitamin C in a person’s diet? Scurvy Ferdinand and Isabella were king and queen of what nation in 1492? Spain What word means to sail around the world? Circumnavigate

Who ended Mongol rule in China in 1368? Ming Dynasty What religion used merit standards and lasted in China until the 1911? Confucianism What group invaded China by crossing the Great Wall and started a new dynasty of rulers? Manchus Why were boys more valued than girls in China? They would take care of their parents and conduct rituals Who were the powerful lords of feudal Japan? Daimyo

Zheng He was known for what? Seven voyages of exploration Why didn’t China modernize? Favored agriculture and would help foreigners What is the touching one’s head to the ground to show respect to the emperor? Kowtow What was the name given to present day Tokyo? Edo What is seppuku? Name given to ritual suicide by a samurai warrior

What religion used merit standards and lasted in China until the 1911? Confucianism What Shogunate ruled Japan until 1867? Tokugawa What are the syllable, three line verse poetry called? Haiku What does samurai stand for? (video we watched) To serve

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