Age of Explorations vocab quiz

A (n)___________________ is one who makes maps.

• astronomer
• cartographer
• mapmetician 
• physicist

The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the

• End of Days
• Middle Passage
• Final Destination
• End of Freedom

Name of first successful English settlement in America

• St. Augustine
• Charlestowne
• Plymouth Rock
• Jamestowne

An economic policy where nations increased their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

• Socialism
• Imperialism
• Mercantilism
• Militarism

What is an astrolabe?

• A cruel system in which people are bought and sold and forced to work.

• To sail completely around the world.

• The use of scientific knowledge & tools to do things faster/better

• A tool that helps sailors find their way on the open sea.

What is the Social Studies term that means, "to go completely around the world"?

• Profit

• Slavery

• Navigation

• Circumnavigate

What was Prince Henry's nickname?

• "The Explorer"

• "The Navigator"

• "The Sailor"

• "The Compass"

Who sailed for King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain in 1492?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Da Gamma

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry of Portugal

What do you call the process where goods were traded and shared between Europe & the New World?

• Jeopardy!

• The Silk Road

• The Colombian Exchange

• The Trading War

First to lay claims in Canada 

• Jacques Cartier 
• Ferdinand Magellan 
• Ferdinand Magellan 
• Christopher Columbus