SS: Unit 2, Lesson 6 Reasons for Exploration Review

Vocabulary:

__________ means to travel in order to discover something.

• navigation

• profit

• exploration

• technology

• political

Vocabulary:

__________ means having to do with government.

• navigation

• profit

• exploration

• technology

• political

Vocabulary:

__________ means the money that is left after you subtract the costs of running a business.

• navigation

• profit

• exploration

• technology

• political

Vocabulary:

__________ means the use of knowledge, skills, and tools.

• navigation

• profit

• exploration

• technology

• political

Vocabulary:

__________ means the science of determining a ship's location and direction.

• navigation

• profit

• exploration

• technology

• political

What is the name of the group of people who explored 500 years before the Europeans?

Europeans wanted to explore in order to find ____________.

• Trade routes to Asia

• Native Americans in North America

• More ships for more travel

• Gold to make them rich

___________ changes allowed for the growth in new countries in Europe.

​Many European __________, who buy and sell goods, were interested in trading more easily with people from Asian markets.​

Which of the following were the most important technological improvements for European explorers at this time? (choose all that apply)

• Better maps

• Improved ships

• Irrigation systems

• Navigation tools like the astrolabe

• Viking helmets with horns