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English 21 Public

Exploration in the 1400's

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Europeans wanted metals because their supply of ________ was running low.

gold

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Europeans needed a huge supply of gold ________ for trading and for increasing wealth.

coins

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What item did Europeans want so that they could preserve their food?

spices

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What material used for clothing did European royalty want?

silk

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What sea did the Europeans sail in order to meet up with merchants from the Far East?

Mediterranean

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Europeans traded their items of ________, _______, and _____ with the Asian merchants.

wool, leather, iron

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What was the route that the eastern merchants traveled on in order to meet up with the Europeans?

Silk Road

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What was the war between the Christians and Muslims called?

Holy War

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Christians and Muslims both claimed that they owned land known as __________.

Jerusalem

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Christian Knights fought the Muslim Turks in the Holy Wars also called the _________.

Crusades

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Who won the Holy War? Christians or Muslims?

Muslims

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When the Muslims won the Holy War, what did they do first?

Shut down the ports and closed trading routes to China

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What is an "infidel"?

Someone who is not Christian

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The church and governments in Europe wanted to spread the _________religion.

Christian

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Vasco da Gama was from the country of ______________.

Portugal

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Vasco da Gama realized that he could make it to Asia by sailing east around the continent of __________.

Africa

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