Chap 2: Age of Explorations

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What is a merchant?

• a new class of Europeans

• made their living by buying & selling goods

• a new class of Americans

• made their living by funding explorations

The major powers of Europeans wanted to find and claim land in

• Australia

• Europe

• Americas

• China

A religious journey is called a

• pilgrimage

• expedition

• expolration

• pursuit

Merchants traveled great distance to trade with people in

• China

• Europe

• East Indies

• Middle East

In short, what were the 3 things things Europeans tried to claim new land

• gold

• good stuff

• glory

• God

Merchants traveled along the ____ Road to get to Asia and the East Indies

• Satin

• Velour

• Flannel

• Silk

The word "navigation" means

• the science of guiding a car

• the science of guiding a truck

• the science of guiding a boat

• the science of guiding a bicycle

This navigational tool measures the position of the stars in the sky

• chronometer

• compass

• carrack

• astrolabe

This navigational tool has a magnetic arrow that points north

• chronometer

• compass

• carrack

• astrolabe

This navigational tool was a 3 or 4 masted sailing ship

• chronometer

• carrack

• stern rudder

• caravel