The Age of Encounters Review

What are goods that come into a country for sale?

• imports

• exports

• patrons

• celestial navigation

What is the term to describe groups of traders that traveled together? 

• caravels

• explorers

• caravans

• astrolabe

Which definition describes a trade route? 

• a tool used to determine altitude 

• rich empires

• an area used by merchants for economic purposes

What does cartography mean?

• traveling around the world on a ship

• map making

• journaling

• emailing your friend your location

What did Europe call Asia in the 1400s?

• Spain

• The Indies

• America

• United States of America

rich empires that paid people to study, explore, and create art for the glory of the empire

• explorers

• Native Americans

• patrons

• merchants

What is a caravel?

• a ship with broad bows and beams

• a tool used to determine altitude

• map making

What technological advancement made it easier to explore and is an instrument that determines  latitude?

• caravan

• GPS

• astrolabe

Where did Christopher Columbus land?

 

• New York

• The Carribean

• Asia

• Africa

What was the trade route between Europe and Asia called?

• The Old Road

• The Silk Road

• The Golden Route

• The Salt Route