Unit 2 Chapter 3 Lesson 1, 2, and 3 Study Guide
Unit 2 Chapter 3 Lesson 1 & 2 Study Guide
*Test Tuesday October 29, 2013*
Name ______________ Date________
VOCABULARY
|Merchant |someone who buys and sells goods to earn money |
|Kingdom |a place ruled by a king or queen |
|Caravan |a group of people and animals who travel together |
|Technology |the use of scientific knowledge and tools to do things better and more rapidly |
|Navigation |the science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship |
|Astrolabe |a tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon |
|Profit |the money a business has left over after all of its expenses have been paid |
|Slavery |a cruel system in which people are bought and sold and made to work without pay |
LESSON 1 – WORLD TRAVEL & TRADE
• MARCO POLO
o Was a merchant from Venice, Italy.
o Began a trading journey to China with two other men.
o Stayed in China for 16 years.
o worked for China’s ruler—Kublai Khan (KOO bly KAHN)
o Saw many inventions while traveling in China. LIKE: paper, printing, and gunpowder.
o Once returning to Venice, Marco told about his travels in a book. This book fascinated the Europeans; therefore, more people became interested in traveling to Asia.
• The SILK ROAD was several trade routes connecting China and Europe. Merchants traveled to buy silk, spices, and other goods.
• In 1405, Admiral Zheng He set sail with hundreds of ships and thousands of sailors.
• The first West African trading kingdom—GHANA
o Ghana was rich in gold, but did not have enough salt.
o The salt was used to keep food from spoiling.
• Safety( many merchants traveled in large caravans across the desert
• Mansa Musa- Mali’s Muslim ruler
o Mansa Musa- traveled to Mecca, the most holy Muslim city in Arabia.
LESSON 2 – NEW IDEAS IN EUROPE
• Europe in the 1300s and 1400s = a period of time that was called Renaissance
▪ Renaissance—means “rebirth” in learning and knowledge.
▪ This meant people were excited to learn new things!
• During the Renaissance time period, technology in Europe became really important. The changes in technology allowed the people to use tools to do things better and more rapidly.
• In 1454, Johannes Gutenburg developed the printing press.
o The printing press made it possible to print many copies quickly.
• Navigation tools helped European exploration by making navigation easier and more accurate.
o SAILS
o COMPASS
o MAPS
o ASTROLABE
o NEW SHIPS
• Europeans sailors learned about the compass from North Africans.
o A compass is an instrument with a magnetic needle that always points north.
• The Chinese invention GUN POWDER helped the Europeans travel and defend their ships.
• Prince Henry of Portugal created a school of navigation.
• The Portuguese named the tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope.
THREE REASONS THEY EXPLORED (*3G*):
1. GOLD (for money $$$)
2. GOD (to spread their religion)
3. GLORY (to be famous)
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