What was the name given to the period (1400s-1800s) during which Europeans traveled the world by ocean in search of trade?
Age of Exploration
What plague devastated Europe from 1345-1400, killing a quarter of the population?
Black Death
What is the name given to a group of people who travel together for safety and companionship through a difficult territory?
caravan
What is the name inns with a central courtyard often found in the desert that serve travelers along the Silk Road in Asia and North Africa?
caravanserai
What is the term used for a word or phrase used to represent something else, like the Silk Road?
metaphor
What is a soft, strong fiber spun by some moth larvae, spiders, and other animals?
Silk
What is term used to refer to cloth or other woven fabric?
textile
What is a path followed by merchants or explorers to exchange goods and services?
Trade Route
Who was one of the most famous travelers of the Silk Road?
Marco Polo
Besides silk name 4 other commodities that left the east headed for the west on the Silk Road?
precious stones, porcelain, tea, and spices
What two items contributed to the rise of the Mongol Empire and changed the nature of war in Europe?
horses and gunpowder
