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Haley 4# 1/12/10 social studies questions

1. Give a description of the Silk Road. What was it and why was it important? Who traveled on it? The silk road is not one route but several routes. The silk road was a road that merchants travel on. Merchants and wealthy europeans traveled on the silk road. 2. What did Europeans learn from Marco Polo's trip to China? Europeans learned that the silk road was not 1 but several routes. 3. What did Ghana and Arabia trade with each other? Ghana and Arabia traded silk and gold with each other. 4. Why do you think Marco Polo is remembered today? I think Marco polo is remembered today is because he changed trading. 5. Explain how trade increased connections among Europe, Asia, and Africa. It increased by the iteams they were trading like gold and silk.


 * Who Came? || From Where? || To Where? || When? || Why? ||
 * Christopher Columbus || Near genoa, italy || Asia || 1492 || To find a knew route to india. ||
 * Ferdinand Magellan || Spain || Asia || 1492 || To find gold. ||
 * Marco Polo || Venice, Italy || China || 1271 || To sell goods for money. ||
 * Vasco de Gama || portugle || India || 1498 || For trading. ||
 * Pedro Menendez de Aviles || north america || florida || 1565 || To start settlement. ||
 * Pedro Alvarez Cabral || europe || americas || 1500 || Claim south america. ||
 * Amerigo Vespucci || italy || south america || 1500 || To explore south america. ||
 * Vasco Nunez de Balboa || spain || panama || 1513 || To explore. ||
 * Hernan Cortez || europe || mexico || 1519 || To achive a goal. ||
 * Juan Ponce de Leon || spain || north america || 1513 || To look for gold. ||
 * Hernando de Soto || spain || florida || 1539 || settle in flordia. ||
 * Francisco Vasquez de Coronado || spain || north america || 1540 || To find gold. ||
 * Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca || spain || grand caynon || 1540 || To find city of gold. ||
 * Estevanico Dorantes || spain || grand canyon || 1540 || to find city of gold. ||