Ch. 3 Social Studies Note cards
Why did Marco Polo go to China? To bring back valuable trade goods like silk cloth, tea, spices, gun powder, paper money, and coal.
What were the effects of Marco Polo’s travels? New ideas, new skills, new customs ** the want to know more about other countries
What is the definition of the Silk Road? A network of land and sea routes for trading
Where did the Silk Road go? Connected Asia and Europe
Why did Zheng He travel? To expand Chinese Trade To show Chinese Power
What were the results of Zheng He’s travels? The demand for Chinese trade goods grew
What were the effects of trading? New goods like coal, paper money, new skills, new ideas, new knowledge about other cultures
What directions did most of the trade routes go? East and South
What is Ghana’s nickname? Land of gold
What did Ghana trade? Gold for salt
What did Mali trade? Gold for salt Animal hides, gold and kola nuts for European goods like cloth, horses, and other goods
Who was Mansa Musa and why was he important? He was a Muslim who went on a pilgrimage to Mecca and strengthened trade ties between Mali and other Muslim nations. He was important because Mali reached its peak as trading empire during his rule.
What did Songhai control? More land than Ghana and Mali
Where was the Vikings home? Where did the Vikings travel? Their home was called Scandinavia. They traveled to Newfoundland, Canada.
Why did the Vikings return home to Scandinavia? Conflict broke out between the Vikings and the Native Americans
Where did the Portuguese explore? The African shore
What were the effects of the Portuguese exploring the African coast? They mapped the African coast, reported sailing conditions, brought back gold, and profited from the slave trade
Why was the Renaissance important? We had new art, new learning, new inventions like the printing press, new ship designs, and new ship building techniques
Know the definition of Renaissance Period of time that marked a new beginning in arts and sciences and a desire to learn more about the world
Know the definition of emperor Ruler of an empire
Know the definition of magnetic compass A tool used by sailors to determine their direction at sea
Know the definition of caravan Group of traders traveling together
Know the definition of pilgrimage Journey taken for religious reasons
Know the definition of astrolabe A tool that used the sun and stars to find a location based on its distance from the equator
Know the definition of saga Long spoken tale repeated from one generation to the next
Know the definition of navigation Science sailors use to plot their course and find their location far from land
Know the definition of slave trade Buying and selling of human beings