Period of European exploration and discovery that lasted from 1418-1620

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Revolution

• Discovery Quest

sailing completely around the world

• Cartography

• Capitalism

• Circumnavigation

map making

• Mapography

• Cartography

• Craniotomy

small, narrow ship with triangular sails. Was fast and easier to maneuver in a variety of sea conditions.

• Carnival

• Caravel

• Aircraft Carrier

members of a religion who encourage people to convert to that religion and may travel to spread their beliefs.

• Conqueror

• Cartographer

• Missionary

Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered territory.

• Army

• Troop

• Conquistadors

• Matadors

exchanged of people, goods, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• Amerigo Swap

• Cortes Trade

• Columbian Exchange

an economic policy that focuses on trade & starting colonies to build power and wealth.

• Mercantilism

• Free Market

• Command Economy

an economic system in which business is privately owned and operated for profit.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Mercantilism

an economy in which the exchange of goods is based on custom or tradition.

• Market Economy

• Traditional Economy

• Command Economy