My World: Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Quiz

Match the vocabulary definitions to their terms.

• A large group of states or countries

• empire

• conquistador

• a person who supports another financially

• patron

• A journey or voyage

• expedition

• A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors in North or South America in the 1500's

• colony

• A country or area under the control of another country

Match the following vocabulary definitions to their terms.

• caravel

• the process of planning a route and finding one's location

• navigation

• getting, transporting, and selling humans as slaves

• merchant

• a person who buys and sells goods for profit

• slave trade

• a small, fast sailing ship

• astrolabe

• an instrument used in navigation that measures the sun and stars

What is an example of technology that the Vikings had available to them?

• Ships

• computers

• GPS

• Morris Code

What does the word raided mean?

• To go into towns and give them goods.

• To go into towns and take or steal goods from them

Which leader opened his own navigation school?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry

What animal was often at the head of Viking's ships?

• Dragon

• Lion

• Dinosaur

• Elephant

Who were the two Viking leaders?

• Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartolomeu Dias and Hernan Cortes

• Eric the Red and Leif Ericcson

Why was Portugal a good place for sea exploration?

Answer in a complete sentence.

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What color is Italy?

• yellow

• pink

• orange

• green

What country was Bartolomeu Dias from?

• Italy

• Portugal

• India

• Scandanavia