Age of Exploration - Vocabulary Review

What is a caravel?

• A small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th-17th centuries.

• An instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction north.

• A tool that measures the positions of the stars or sun.

• An economy where increasing exports and reducing imports to build a nation’s power.

What does a compass do?

• It measures the positions of the stars or sun.

• It shows the direction north using a magnetized pointer.

• It is a small, fast sailing ship.

• It is an economy where increasing exports and reducing imports to build a nation’s power.

What is an astrolabe used for?

• Measuring the positions of the stars or sun.

• Drawing or producing maps.

• Showing the direction north.

• Connecting different parts of the world.

Who is a cartographer?

• A person who measures the positions of the stars or sun.

• A person who draws or produces maps.

• A person who sails small, fast ships.

• A person who connects different parts of the world.

What is mercantilism?

• An economy where increasing exports and reducing imports to build a nation’s power.

• A tool that measures the positions of the stars or sun.

• A small, fast sailing ship.

• A person who draws or produces maps.

What is globalization?

• When different parts of the world become more connected.

• An instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction north.

• A tool that measures the positions of the stars or sun.

• A small, fast sailing ship.

What is the action of establishing control over an area and its people called?

• Slavery

• Colonization

• Columbian Exchange

• Exploration

What is the system where people are treated as property?

• Colonization

• Columbian Exchange

• Slavery

• Exploration

What was the exchange of diseases, plants, animals, religion and humans between the old world and new world called?

• Colonization

• Slavery

• Columbian Exchange

• Exploration

Who played a large role in Portugal's influence in the Age of Exploration?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Prince Henry

• Vasco da Gama