Exploration and Colonization Quiz

What is the act of traveling to new places to learn about them, often for discovering new resources or lands?

• Conquer

• Exploration

• Settlement

• Colony

Which term describes a period from the 15th to the 17th century when European countries explored and mapped the world?

• Age of Discovery

• Expedition

• Navigator

• Settlement

What is a territory controlled by a foreign country where people from that country settle?

• Conquer

• Exploration

• Colony

• Navigator

What does it mean to take control of a place or people through force, often by defeating them in battle?

• Conquer

• Settlement

• Expedition

• Exploration

Who is a person skilled in finding their way on the ocean or land, especially during voyages of exploration?

• Conqueror

• Navigator

• Explorer

• Settler

What is a journey undertaken for a specific purpose, often involving exploration or research in uncharted territories?

• Settlement

• Colony

• Expedition

• Conquer

What is a community or group of people who establish a new home in a previously uninhabited area?

• Colony

• Settlement

• Navigator

• Exploration

Which term refers to the act of discovering new sea routes and lands during the 15th to 17th centuries?

• Expedition

• Age of Discovery

• Settlement

• Conquer

What is the term for a journey that involves exploration or research?

• Navigator

• Expedition

• Colony

• Settlement

What is the term for a group of people establishing a new home in a sparsely populated area?

• Conquer

• Settlement

• Exploration

• Navigator