Unit 2 Vocab

What was the Age of Exploration?

• A war between European nations

• A time of religious reform

• A period when European nations explored and mapped the world

• A time of isolation from trade

Who was a conquistador?

• A sailor who created new maps

• A European merchant

• A Spanish conqueror of the Americas

• A missionary who spread Christianity

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• The trade route from Asia to Europe

• The global transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases between continents

• A form of payment used by colonists

• A treaty between Spain and Portugal

What is mercantilism?

• A farming method

• A trade partnership with native tribes

• An economic policy focused on exporting more than importing

• A system of religious beliefs

What is cartography?

• Building ships

• Making maps

• Mining gold

• Growing crops

What does it mean to circumnavigate the world?

• Travel by land across continents

• Explore an island

• Sail all the way around the globe

• Cross the Atlantic Ocean

What was an astrolabe used for?

• Planting crops based on moon phases

• Determining longitude at sea

• Determining latitude by observing the stars

• Measuring speed of a ship

What is a colony?

• A type of trade good

• A person who explores

• A territory controlled by a distant country

• A type of religious group

What was the Middle Passage?

• The route taken by settlers to the West

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies

• A path through the Appalachian Mountains

What was the Northwest Passage?

• A tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean

• A sea route from Europe to Africa

• A trade route across the Sahara

• A hoped-for sea route through North America to Asia