USH Unit 2 Review 1

What is Marco Polo most known for?

• Exploring the South Pacific

• Exploring Egypt's Nile River

• Traveling to China and the far East

• Discovering North America

What was the trade route between China and Eastern Europe that Marco Polo traveled on called?

• The Desert Road

• The Spice Trail

• The Eastern Path

• The Silk Road

How do we know about the adventures and travels of Marco Polo?

• His journal

• The book "The Travels of Marco Polo"

• Chinese government records

• None of the above

How did Marco Polo encourage European exploration?

• He discovered America.

• He wrote a book about his travels in Asia.

• He told stories about his trip around the tip of Africa.

• He brought treasures back from his journey to the Americas.

The Silk Road was what?

• One road that was the color of silk. 
• A network of roads used for trading.
• A road that only silk was traded on.
• The name of the first road in Asia. 

Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?

• It brought Silk to Europe.
• Marco Polo used the Silk Road.
• It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.
• It was so long ago. 

The "rebirth of learning" that saw an increase in science, arts, education and trade was called the...

• Resurgence

• Reformation

• Renaissance

• Reconstruction

Why was Prince Henry known as “the Navigator?”

• Henry owned a globe when many people thought the world was flat.

• helped unlock the secrets of Africa

• he helped make it possible for the first Europeans to explore Africa.

• Henry believed that Africa was not infinite and that if his sailors could circumnavigate the continent;

Prince Henry was from...

• Portugal

• Spain

• England

• USA

Prince Henry used his family's _____ to begin a School of Navigation at his palace.

• money

• food

• employees

• students