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EARLY EXPLORERS
PEARSON KEYSTONE LEVEL B UNIT 2 READING 2
QUESTION | ANSWER |
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WHERE DID THE PHOENICIANS LIVE? WHERE DID THEY EXPLORE? | THE PHOENICIANS LIVED ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST OF MODERN-DAY/ ISREAL AND LEBANON AND EXPLORED THE LANDS THAT BORDER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. |
WHERE DID COLUMBUS WANT TO GO AND WHERE DID HE LAND INSTEAD? | COLUMBUS WANTED TO GO SEE THE EAST INDIES, BUT LANDED IN/ THE NEW WORLD |
WHY DID THE VIKINGS SET OUT TO EXPLORE NEW REGIONS? WHERE DID THEY GO? | THE THE VIKINGS EXPLORED NEW REGIONS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS INCLUDING/ 1. STEALING TREASURES, 2. CAPTURING SLAVES, AND 3. FINDING NEW FARMLAND TO SETTLE. |
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE SILK ROAD? | THE PURPOSE OF THE SILK ROAD WAS TO PROVIDE A LAND ROUTE TO CHINA FOR TRADERS AND MERCHANTS. |
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THE CHINESE KEPT THE SECRET OF THE SILK ROAD TO THEMSELVES? | THE CHINESE PROBABLY KEPT THE SECRET OF SILK TO THEMSELVES TO CREATE A REASON FOR THE TRADERS TO VENTURE TO CHINA. |
WHY DO YOU THINK COLUMBUS TOOK SOME TAINO PEOPLE BACK TO SPAIN? | COLUMBUS PROBABLY TOOK THE TAINO PEOPLE BACK TO SPAIN TO SHOW THE KING AND QUEEN HOW DIFFERENT THE PEOPLE ARE AROUND THE WORLD AND TO PROVE THAT HE MADE HIS TRIP. |
IN WHAT WAYS ARE LONG JOURNEYS EASIER NOW THAN THEY WERE HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO? | TODAY, TRANSPORTATION IS SAFER, FASTER, AND MORE COMFORTABLE. |