| A | B |
|---|
| What city had great religious importance to the Jews, Christians, and Muslims? | Jerusalem |
| Who ruled Jerusalem in 1095? | Turks |
| Who wanted to capture it? | European Christians |
| European Christians called themselves ___. | Crusaders |
| How long did wars to control Jerusalem last? | centuries |
| What did Crusaders bring back to Europe from Asia? | cotton, pepper, silk, cinnamon |
| What did many Europeans become? | traders |
| Exchanging one good for another rather than money is called ___? | barter |
| Who traveled thousands of miles to Asia? | Marco Polo |
| Where did Marco Polo live? | In a palace in China |
| How old was Marco Polo when he left? | 17 |
| How old was Marco Polo when he returned? | 43 |
| What new items did Marco Polo see? | Paper money, gunpowder, and noodles |
| Marco Polo wrote a book about his travels. What is it called? | The Travels of Marco Polo |
| What happened between the years of AD 100 and 1300? | Chinese traders brought silk to western Asia |
| What was the road used to bring silk to western Asia called? | The Silk Road |
| What was wrong with this route? | It was dangerous and took years! |
