Explorers Vocabulary

A small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries.

• Caravel

• Lateen Sail

• Carrack

• Fluyt

A journey or voyage taken by a group of people with a goal or purpose in mind.

• voyage

• expedition

• native

This vocabulary word means "to sail around - example: as in to sail around the world"

• astrolabe
• cartography
• caravel
• circumnavigate

A conquerer, someone who comes in to take over.

• Territory
• Expedition
• Chronology
• Conquistador

Which word means "The scientific knowledge and tools"?

• Technology

• Navigation

• Monarchy

• Entrepreneurs

Which word means "The science of planning and following a route"?

• Navigation

• Technology

• Empire

• Monarchy

Which word means "A collection of lands ruled by the nation that conquered them"?

• Monarchy

• Technology

• Cost

• Empire

Which word means "A person who rules over a kingdom or empire"?

• Expedition

• Empire

• Conquistadors

• Monarchy

Which word means "A person that is out to conquer a new territory"?

• Monarchy

• Conquistadors

• Expedition

• Entrepreneurs

Without the proper _________, it was almost impossible for sailors to have successful trips.

• Expeditions

• Monarchy

• Technology

• Conquistadors