Unit 1 People and Places to Know

Question 1

Marco Polo

Answer 1

Known for traveling along the Silk Road to China, where he explained and documented much of Asia. This sparked Europe’s interest and they began to trade with China. This led to urban growth and more trading.

Question 2

Pachacuti

Answer 2

Under Pachacuti, military victories combined the small tribes into a full-fledged state, the Incan Empire.

Question 3

Margery Kemp

Answer 3

An English mystic,considered to be the first autobiographer in the English language.

Question 4

Johannes Gutenburg

Answer 4

An inventor during the Renaissance who created the most important invention. He introduced the mechanical movable type of printing press.

Question 5

Tenochtitlan

Answer 5

A large mexica alteptl, the excellent waterways allowed the Aztec to easily travel and trade with other societies in the region.

Question 6

Angor Wat

Answer 6

A religious monument dedicated to Vishu, but became a Buddhist temple.

Question 7

Byzantine Empire

Answer 7

A continuation of the Roman Empire and acted as a buffer between Christians and Muslims.

Question 8

Kievan Rus

Answer 8

Introduction of a Slavic variant of the Eastern Orthodox religion and a synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures