Marco polo - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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AMCULT EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023-24 Author of "Transaction" - ANSWER-Brian Komei Dempster Author of "When and Where I Enter" - ANSWER-Gary Okihiro "The late-thirteenth century account of Asia and the Venetian Marco Polo contains both feminine and masculine attributions, chaste women and diabolical men, and groteesque wondrous objects and people, including unicorns, Amazons, dog-headed creatures..." - ANSWER-When and Where I Enter by Gary Okihiro "Caliban, the...

Art history unit 3 Exam Questions With Verified Answers. Perspective - answerThe term _______________ means adding the perception of depth to a piece by incorporating lines that lead to a vanishing point black death - answerThe _______ of the 1340s ravaged Italy and most of Europe Renaissance - answerthe rebirth of art, literature, and science in Europe, c. AD; began in northern Italy in the 14th century then eventually spread northward into the rest of the continent intelligence - answ...

Marco Polo - Merchant and Traveler Latitude - the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes -lines side to side Longitude - the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. -lines Up and Down Absolute Location - exactly whe...

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Charlemagne - King of the Franks (r. 768-814); emperor (r. 800-814). Through a series of military conquests he established the Carolingian Empire, which encompassed all of Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy. Illiterate, though started an intellectual revival. Marco Polo - () Italian explorer and author. He made numerous trips to China and returned to Europe to write of his journeys. He is responsible for much of the knowledge exchanged between Europe and China during this time period. Cal...

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Civil Air Patrol - Aerospace - Module 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Pure flight involves using a force to________a machine _____________. - Answer- lift; upwards _____________and his son _________tried to fly in an ancient legend - Answer- Daedelus ; Icarus 1299 AD- Marco Polo saw _________ sailors attached to kites being used as __________ observers. This could be considered the first manned aircraft. - Answer- Chinese; military 21 November 1783- _______minute balloon flight over _...

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AP World History Modern : Unit 1 Global Tapestry 2023 / 2024 Latest Questions With Complete Grade A Answers 1. MinamotoYoritomo Answer: Founder of the first shogunate, the Kamakura Shogunate 2. Genghis Khan Answer: A Mongolian general and emperor of the late twelfth and earlythirteenth centuries, known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He conquered vast portions of northern China and southwestern Asia. 3. Kublai Khan Answer: Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Geng...