Unit 9 - The First Global Age Study Guide

What is a cartographer?

• A cartographer is a mapmaker.
• A cartographer is a navigator.
• A cartographer is a geologist.
• A cartographer is a historian.

What is an astrolabe?

• A modern digital device for measuring temperature.
• A type of star chart used for navigation.
• A tool for measuring the speed of sound in water.
• A tool used to determine a ship's latitude while at sea.

What is a caravel?

• A caravel is a fishing vessel used in the Mediterranean.
• A caravel is a large cargo ship used in the 18th century.
• A caravel is a type of car engine.
• A caravel is a ship that uses square and triangular sails, and is able to sail into the wind.

What is circumnavigation?

• Traveling in a straight line from one point to another.
• A method of measuring the Earth's circumference.
• Circumnavigation is the act of traveling around the entire Earth.

• The process of mapping the stars in the sky.

Which of these were motives for European expansion

• Take over Africa

• Crusades

• Defeat China

• Spread Cristianity

How many zones did the demarcation line split the non-european world into?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

Which side of the demarcation line was Spain able to explore?

• The western side of the demarcation line.
• The southern side of the demarcation line.
• The northern side of the demarcation line.
• The eastern side of the demarcation line.

Which side of the line was Portugal allowed to explore?

• West of the line
• North of the line
• East of the line
• South of the line