Unit 9 - The First Global Age Study Guide

Front

What is a cartographer?

Back

A cartographer is a mapmaker.

Front

What is an astrolabe?

Back

A tool used to determine a ship's latitude while at sea.

Front

What is a caravel?

Back

A caravel is a ship that uses square and triangular sails, and is able to sail into the wind.

Front

What is circumnavigation?

Back

Circumnavigation is the act of traveling around the entire Earth.

Front

How many zones did the demarcation line split the non-european world into?

Back

2

Front

Which side of the demarcation line was Spain able to explore?

Back

The western side of the demarcation line.

Front

Which side of the line was Portugal allowed to explore?

Back

East of the line