Exploration and Colonization Quiz

Which instrument was used to determine latitude by measuring the altitude of celestial bodies?

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Caravel

• Cartography

The process of establishing control over indigenous people and settling among them is called:

• Navigation

• Imperialism

• Colonization

• Mercantilism

What term describes a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship used by Portuguese and Spanish explorers?

• Caravel

• Conquistador

• Northwest Passage

• East Indies

The art and science of making maps is known as:

• Navigation

• Cartography

• Triangular trade

• Treaty

Spanish and Portuguese explorers who led expeditions to the Americas were called:

• Missionaries

• Indigenous people

• Conquistadors

• Monarchs

To sail or travel all the way around the world is to:

• Navigate

• Circumnavigate

• Colonize

• Explore

The commerce of exotic spices and herbs, primarily from Asia to Europe, was known as the:

• Columbian Exchange

• Triangular trade

• Spice trade

• Mercantilism

Which term was used historically for the lands of South and Southeast Asia?

• West Indies

• New World

• Old World

• East Indies

A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean is called the:

• Magellan's Strait

• Northwest Passage

• Spice trade route

• Triangular trade route

An economic theory emphasizing government regulation of trade to promote national wealth and power is:

• Imperialism

• Mercantilism

• Colonization

• Renaissance