Exploration Vocabulary Review

What does it mean to Circumnavigate something?

• To travel most of the way around it.

• To travel directly to a destination.

• To travel around your destination.

• To travel all the way around it.

What were the Spanish Conquistadors?

• The Spanish royalty that sent explorers to the New World.

• The Spanish sailors who sailed around the world.

• The Spanish conquers who settled in, and conquered the peoples, of Central and South America.

• The Spanish explorers who landed in North America to explore the Mississippi River delta.

If someone is involved in a Cottage Industry, that means they:

• Have a business or manufacturing established in their home.

• Have created a business in which they build and sell cottages.

• Manufacture homes that they send to the New World.

• Business in where people sell items or goods door to door.

If you were to take a financial risk and start your own business, you would be classified as a(an):

• Allie

• President

• Hostage

• Entrepreneur

What is Commerce?

• An exchange of goods.

• An exchange of culture and ideas.

• A crop grown and sold in large quantities.

• A famous ship that helped Columbus sail to America.

What is Mercantilism?

• A person's pride in their nation and culture.

• An economic policy that maximizes exports and minimizes imports.

• An economic policy that makes import the most important feature.

• A person's pride in themselves as a well-rounded person

What is a Cash Crop?

• This is a nickname for whatever industry is making a lot of money.

• These are farm crops grown in large quantities to be sold for a profit.

• This is a small crop used as payment for something else.

• This is the growing of specific tress that will be used to print money on

What was a plantation?

• Large plants that would make Europeans sick when eaten.

• Small farming communities where settlers lived.

• Large farms or estates that used enslaved or hired people to produce large amount of goods.

• Small estates where the woman of the house was in charge of the agriculture.

An acute contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules usually leaving permanent scars

• The Black Plague

• Tuberculosis

• Covid-19

• Small Pox

What is a Hostage?

• A person held in high esteem in the court of Spain.

• A person held or seized as security for the fulfillment of a condition.

• A person captured by the enemy during times of war.

• A person held on a ship in case they are sick.