The Age of Exploration Vocabulary

What is a caravel?

• A large, slow ship
• A small, fast ship used by explorers
• A type of tropical fruit
• A navigational instrument

What is a colony?

• A group of explorers
• A type of insect
• A settlement or territory ruled by a distant country
• A type of currency

What does the term "exploit" mean in the context of exploration?

• A type of food
• A navigational technique
• A bold or daring act, often related to achieving success
• A type of ship

What is quinine used for?

• To treat smallpox
• To treat malaria
• To flavor food
• To cure seasickness

What is rivalry?

• A type of ship
• A type of weather pattern
• Competition or conflict between individuals, groups, or nations trying to achieve the same thing
• A type of plant

Who sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492?

• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Ferdinand and Isabella
• Dutch East India Company
• Christopher Columbus himself

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• A trading company established by the Netherlands
• The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres following Columbus's voyages
• The discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
• A type of ship used during the Age of Exploration

What was the Dutch East India Company?

• A trading company established by Spain
• A trading company established by Portugal
• A trading company established by England
• A trading company established by the Netherlands in the early 17th century to conduct trade with Asia

Who were Ferdinand and Isabella?

• Explorers who discovered the New World
• A king and queen who sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492
• Rivals of Christopher Columbus
• The first settlers in the Americas

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

• A Spanish explorer
• An Italian explorer
• A Portuguese prince who sponsored exploration and navigation in the early 15th century, leading to the Age of Discovery
• An English monarch