9th Grade Standard Age of Exploration Study Guide

TERMS:

• Qur'an
• Feudalism
• Manors
• Bourgeoisie
• Crusades
• Magna Carta
• Renaissance  
• Reconquista
• Inquisition 
• Silk Road
• Silk and Spices Route
• African Diaspora
• Caravels
• Astrolable
• Compass

PEOPLE & RELIGION:

• Kublai Khan
• Marco Polo
• Muhammed & Islam
• Leik Eriksson & Vikings  
• Johannes Gutenberg & Roger Bacon
• Isabella of Castille
• Ferdinand II of Aragon
• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Bartolome Dias
• Vasco da Gama
• Alfonso V
• Popes (in general and not specific ones) and Christianity

SHORT RESPONSES:

1. What advancements did Chinese civilization make in science and technology?  
2. What impact did the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity and the Catholic Church have on trade in Europe during the Middle Ages?  
3. How did trade lead to the fall of Feudalism?
4. How did the Crusades and the Renaissance change Europe?  
5. Why did European nations-states (Portugal and Spain) begin looking for sea routes to India and China?  
6. What events reshaped European’s isolationism in the Middle Ages to trade and exploration and the beginning of the Age of Exploration?   

OPEN RESPONSE QUESTIONS:

1. Which of the following do you think were the most two (2) crucial events that led Europe to the Age of Exploration: Crusades, Arabic-Muslim technological advancements, Chinese technological advancements, Portuguese Maritime Advancements, Magna Carta, Renaissance, Decline of Feudalism, Rise of Nation-States in Europe, Reconquista, the Silk Road Italian-Monopoly or the Rise of African Slave Trade)? MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE KEY VOCABULARY AND KEY PEOPLE IN YOUR ANSWER AND STRONG DETAILS AND EVIDENCE SUPPORTING YOUR ASSERTION!