Jeopardy Silk Road Africa’s Trading Empire European Exploration RandomVocabulary Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Silk Road What was Marco Polo’s job?

$100 Answer from Silk Road Merchant

$200 Question from Silk Road What was the purpose of Marco Polo’s trip to China?

$200 Answer from Silk Road to bring back goods to Europe from China

$300 Question from Silk Road What effect did Marco Polo’s trip have on others?

$300 Answer from Silk Road countries wanted to know more about each other

$400 Question from Silk Road Why did Zheng He’s want to sail to new places? (2 reasons)

$400 Answer from Silk Road he wanted to show China’s power and expand trade for China

$500 Question from Silk Road Because of Zheng He’s journey, what happened to Chinese trade?

$500 Answer from Silk Road People in other countries wanted Chinese goods (demand grew)

$100 Question from Africa’s Trading What country was known as the “Land of Gold”?

$100 Answer from Africa’s Trading Ghana

$200 Question from Africa’s Trading What type of trade was made in Ghana (what things?)

$200 Answer from Africa’s Trading gold and salt

$300 Question from Africa’s Trading Besides salt, what else did the Arabs bring to Africa?

$300 Answer from Africa’s Trading Their religion

$400 Question from Africa’s Trading How did Ghana’s ruler become rich from trade?

$400 Answer from Africa’s Trading He taxed all goods that were traded.

$500 Question from Africa’s Trading Why was Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage important to the world?

$500 Answer from Africa’s Trading It strengthened ties between Mali and other Muslim nations

$100 Question from European Exploration Vikings were skilled _____________

$100 Answer from European Exploration Sailors

$200 Question from European Exploration Why did the Vikings leave Newfoundland?

$200 Answer from European Exploration They had conflicts with the Native Americans that were living there.

$300 Question from European Exploration How did the Portuguese profit from exploring the coast of Africa?

$300 Answer from European Exploration They brought home gold and slaves.

$400 Question from European Exploration How did the Portuguese make money?

$400 Answer from European Exploration Slave Trade

$500 Question from European Exploration What effect did the European ocean trade routes have on the world?

$500 Answer from European Exploration lasting contact between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

$100 Question from Random What “things” crossed the silk road?

$100 Answer from Random goods, people, ideas, skills, and customs

$200 Question from Random What land did Eric the Red discover? What did he name it? Why

$200 Answer from Random He discovered Greenland. He wanted people to come live in Greenland, even though it was cold and uninviting

$300 Question from Random Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?

$300 Answer from Random It was a wealthy city and it was the center of trade.

$400 Question from Random How did the printing press contribute to the Renaissance?

$400 Answer from Random It allowed books to be printed quickly and for less money. It also allowed more books to be printed at once.

$500 Question from Random How did the use of sea routes change in the 1400’s?

$500 Answer from Random Ships were able to go farther and reach other countries that they had not been able to reach before

$100 Question from Vocabulary What is a science sailors used to plot their course and find their location far from home

$100 Answer from Vocabulary navigation

$200 Question from Vocabulary What is an emperor?

$200 Answer from Vocabulary Ruler of an empire

$300 Question from Vocabulary What is a caravan?

$300 Answer from Vocabulary Group of traders traveling together

$400 Question from Vocabulary Pilgrimage?

$400 Answer from Vocabulary Journey for religious reasons

$500 Question from Vocabulary What is an astrolabe?

$500 Answer from Vocabulary Tool that used the sun and stars to find locations based on distance from the equator

Final Jeopardy What are three ways the desire to trade led to connections between continents?

Final Jeopardy Answer 1.Marco Polo went to China 2. Traders traveled on the Silk Road. 3. Zheng He sailed to other countries by ship.