Vocabulary - Age of Exploration Review

What is the term for a person who investigates unknown regions?

• Navigator

• Explorer

• Cartographer

• Conquistador

A journey undertaken for exploration or discovery is called a(n) ______.

• Expedition

• Navigation

• Colony

• Treaty

Which process involves accurately determining one's position and planning a route?

• Navigation

• Cartography

• Imperialism

• Mutiny

An instrument used for navigation and determining direction is a ______.

• Astrolabe

• Compass

• Sail

• Trade Route

The science or practice of drawing maps is known as:

• Cartography

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Imperialism

A territory under the immediate political control of a distant country is called a ______.

• Colony

• New World

• Old World

• Monarch

What term describes someone native to a particular region or environment?

• Indigenous

• Conquistador

• Sponsor

• Monarch

A Spanish conqueror of the Americas is known as a ______.

• Explorer

• Conquistador

• Sponsor

• Sail

What term was used by Europeans to describe the Americas?

• New World

• Old World

• Colony

• Trade Route

A term used to refer to Europe, Asia, and Africa is:

• Old World

• New World

• Colony

• Imperialism