Unit 2 World Civ

Front

What is the Columbian Exchange?

Back

Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

Front

What is the name of the forced voyage West Coast enslaved Africans took to the Americas?

Back

The Middle Passage

Front

Which tool helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?

Back

astrolabe

Front

Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water

Back

caravel

Front

In 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas created a line of ________ or boundary.

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demarcation

Front

Conquistadors

Back

conquerors

Front

What was special about the new lateen sails?

Back

They were triangular sails, which allowed for wind to be caught in any direction.

Front

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

Back

Compass

Front

The art and science of map making is called:

Back

cartography

Front

Connected to the sea especially relating to trade

Back

maritime