Age of Exploration Vocabulary Words

a small community of people living in a new place

• settlement

• merchant

• caravan

a group of people and animals who travel together

• community

• caravan

• colony

the science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship

• epidemic

• expedition

• navigation

a journey to achieve a goal

• caravan

• expedition

• colony

an area of land ruled by another country

• colony

• empire

• kingdom

a violent uprising against a ruler

• empire

• mission

• revolt

a religious community where priests taught Christianity

• mission

• expedition

• merchant

someone who buys and sells goods to earn money

• mission

• merchant

• explorer

an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people

• epidemic

• expedition

• empire

many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader

• empire

• epidemic

• colony