Explorers Review

Why did Marco Polo go to China?

• To say he traveled the Silk Road

• To see a new land and its people

• To bring back trade goods from China

What was the Silk Road?

• A street paved with silk fabric in Japan

• China’s major trade route

• A road traveled by Chinese royalty

What other than goods traveled along the Silk Road?

• Animals

• Ideas, skills, and customs

• Smells

Why did Zheng He’s fleet try to reach many new places?

• The Chinese wanted to discover new sources of silkworms.

• The Chinese wanted to become better sailors.

• The Chinese wanted to expand trade and show their power.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of trade?

• People shared goods and ideas with others on different continents.

• People became interested in others and their customs.

• People became more self- sufficient and self-centered.

Which of the following became a major trading center known as a “land of gold”?

• Ghana

• Italy

• China

What type of trade was often made in Ghana?

• Spices for hide

• Gold for salt

• Silk for salt

Which African kingdoms became wealthy from trade after Ghana?

• Mali and Mecca

• Timbuktu and Mali

• Mali and Songhai

Why did the Vikings leave the area we now call Newfoundland(Canada)?

• They were homesick and did not like their new home.

• There were conflicts with the American Indians living there.

• They didn’t find as many grapes as they had hoped.

How did the Vikings do most of their traveling?

• By ship

• By the Silk Road

• By caravan