Exploration Vocab

What is the term for a tool that uses altitude of the sun and stars to measure latitude?

• Astrolabe

• Magnetic Compass

• Sextant

Which term means honor, fame, or admiration?

• God

• Glory

• Conquistador

Which terms means to investigate regions unknown?

• Navigation

• Route

• Exploration

What is the term for a Spanish soldier and explorer in the Americas?

HINT: Means conqueror in Spanish

• Hiearchy

• Conquistador

• Exploration

Which terms means a system of ranking people above another?

• Hierarchy

• Glory

• Route

Which term means the act or process of directing a ship?

• Exploration

• Route

• Navigation

Which term means a course or way for travel?

• Route

• Navigation

• Glory