Vocabulary for the Age of Exploration

What is the act of traveling to new places to discover new things called?

• Navigation

• Exploration

• Trade

• Cartography

What is a group of people who settle in a new place but still keep ties to their home country called?

• Colony

• Expedition

• Trade

• Navigation

The act of buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services is known as ______.

• Cartography

• Exploration

• Trade

• Navigation

What is the art and science of making maps called?

• Cartography

• Navigation

• Exploration

• Trade

A journey or voyage undertaken for a specific purpose, often for exploration or research, is called an ______.

• Expedition

• Colony

• Trade

• Navigation

What tool is used to determine direction and is essential for navigation?

• Compass

• Map

• Telescope

• Sextant

The settlers built a ______ in the new land and began to grow crops.

• Colony

• Expedition

• Trade

• Navigation

The navigator used the stars to help the ship find its way across the ______.

• Ocean

• Land

• Sky

• Desert

The act of traveling to new places to discover new things is called ______.

• Navigation

• Exploration

• Trade

• Cartography

What is the definition of 'Compass'?

• A tool that shows directions (north, south, east, west).

• A Spanish explorer who conquered land in the Americas.

• A long journey, especially by sea.

• Referring to the original people who lived in a place before outsiders arrived.