The activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or countries.
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How did people live 6 thousand years ago?
They grew their own food and made everything they needed.
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Who were the earliest peoples to trade their goods?
The Phoenicians.
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Where were the Vikings from?
The Scandinavia.
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What did the Vikings to from 8th to 12th centuries?
The Vikings built magnificent sailing vessels and set out from their homeland on voyages of exploration.
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When did the Vikings approach North America?
By 1000
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Which continents did the The Silk Road connect?
Europe and Asia.
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What goods did the merchants trade on The Silk Road?
Silk, spices, gold, silver, horses
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Who was Marco Polo?
He was a trader and a great storyteller from Venice, Italy.
He was a first European explorer to travel the entire length of the Silk Road in 13th century.
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Who was Henry the Navigator?
The prince Henry of Portugal in 14th century
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Why did Portugal become so rich in 14th-15th centuries?
Portugal controlled the trade from Portugal (Europe) to China, India, Indonesia and Philippine Islands
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Who discovered America?
Christopher Columbus (1951 - 1506)
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According to Christopher Columbus, where was the East Indies?
Only 4,500 kms (2,795 miles) to the west
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Who financed Christopher Columbus for his expedition?
The Spanish King and Queen
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What was the first region that Christopher Columbus landed?
Islands on the Caribbean Sea
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Why don't we see the Taino people anymore?
The Spanish brought diseases to the island, and many Taino people died.
