Social Studies Ch. 3

Marco Polo traveled from Italy to 

• Mexico
• China
• Portugal 
• Africa

The Silk Road was a...

• shipping route to India
• road covered with silk
• trade route that connected Europe to China
• road leading to Jerusalem

Merchants became rich by bringing...

• gold to Denver.
• beef and rice. 
• fruit to Egypt.
• silk and spices to Europe. 

Marco Polo wrote about his adventures in a book.  This book encouraged...

• others to write about their lives. 
• Europeans to travel and learn more about China.
• people to pray.
• people to buy his book. 

Africa also traded goods.  One good they traded for gold was 

• beef. 
• fur.
• salt.
• sand. 

This salt was valued because it..

• cleaned their wounds.
• seasoned their food.
• melted their ice
• kept food from spoiling

Timbuktu was an important city in Mali because...

• it was a major trade center.
• very little art or learning took place there. 
• floods and blizzards changed the landscape.
• it provided a safe house for soldiers. 

This was a word that described a group of people and animals who travel together. 

• caravan
• ecosystems
• kingdoms
• merchant

An example of technology created in the 1400's would be...

• sails and oars.
• printing press and compass.
• wedding rings and totem poles.
• navigation and slavery.

Why was the compass so much better than the astrolabe?

• It measured the height of the sun. 
• It planned and controlled the direction of the ship. 
• It allowed the sailors to steer without seeing the sun or the stars. 
• It provided information about the Silk Road.