MS Chapter 3 Sec 1

Italian explorer that traveled across the Middle East to Asia? ​ (a)  

• Marco Polo
• Christopher Columbus
• John Smith

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What caused the Europeans to become interested in exploration of the East?​ ​ (a)  

• trade
• set up colonies

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MS.8.3

Define silk ​ (a)  

• fabric made by the silkworm
• spider webs
• yarn

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MS.8.3

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The Europeans referred to the East as ?​ ​ (a)  

• the Orient
• Trail of Tears
• The Silk Road

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The technique ​ of making maps ​ (a)  

• cartography
• pictograph

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Who held a special school for seamen & explorers? ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Prince Henry
• Chrstopher Columbus
• Marco Polo

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Match the following terms

• expedition

• Sponsored Christopher Columbus voyage in 1492

• de Soto landed at Tampa Bay, Florida

• a journey for a specific purpose

• Europe's three super powers.

• May 8, 1541

• King of Spain

• May 1539

• De Soto reached the Mississippi River

• Spain, France, and England

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The long and dangerous journey across deserts and mountains from Europe to Asia was called the

• The Silk Road

• The Orient

• Northwest Passage

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Geographical areas politically controlled by a distant country​ ​​ (a)  

• colonies
• continents
• countries

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Define spawned

• means to stop

• means to break

• means to generate

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