Explorers Vocabulary

Age of Exploration

• historical period when European countries explored the rest of the world in search of land, goods, and trading partners.

• a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.

• the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

• an economic and political system with government controlled trade.

Technology

• historical period when European countries explored the rest of the world in search of land, goods, and trading partners.

• a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.

• the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

• an economic and political system with government controlled trade.

Expedition

• historical period when European countries explored the rest of the world in search of land, goods, and trading partners.

• a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.

• the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

• an economic and political system with government controlled trade.

Mercantilism

• historical period when European countries explored the rest of the world in search of land, goods, and trading partners.

• a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.

• the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

• an economic and political system with government controlled trade.

Compass

• used to measure the latitude of a ship at sea.

• used to check direction of true north.

• needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially with regard to the production of food.

• exchange of diseases, plants animals and humans between New World (N. America) and Old World.

Astrolabe

• used to measure the latitude of a ship at sea.

• used to check direction of true north.

• needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially with regard to the production of food.

• exchange of diseases, plants animals and humans between New World (N. America) and Old World.

Columbian Exchange

• used to measure the latitude of a ship at sea.

• used to check direction of true north.

• needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially with regard to the production of food.

• exchange of diseases, plants animals and humans between New World (N. America) and Old World.

Self Sufficient

• used to measure the latitude of a ship at sea.

• used to check direction of true north.

• needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially with regard to the production of food.

• exchange of diseases, plants animals and humans between New World (N. America) and Old World.

Colonization

• items leaving a country.

• items coming into a country.

• different parts of the world become connected.

• settling an area away from your place of origin.

Globalization

• items leaving a country.

• items coming into a country.

• different parts of the world become connected.

• settling an area away from your place of origin.