Unit 2 World Civ

What is the name of the forced voyage West Coast enslaved Africans took to the Americas?

• The Middle Passage

• The Long Journey

• The Long Passage

• The Middle Journey

North America and South America

• Scandinavian Nations

• New World

• Old World

• Ottoman Empire

Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?

• compass
• caravel
• astrolabe
• lanteen sails

To travel all the way around the globe.

• Circumnavigate

• Mudslinging

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Manifest Destiny

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

• to entrust
• to connect
• court
• conquerors

What does the word indigenous mean?

• From a foreign country or region

• Not native to a particular area

• Originating or native to a particular area

• Introduced to an environment by outside forces

A confederacy is ____.

• A single, unified nation with a strong central government

• A group of people or states joined together in a loose alliance

• A form of government in which power is held by a single ruler

• A country ruled by a small, elite group

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

• Steam Engine

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Rudder

What was special about the new lateen sails?

• They were square, which allowed for wind to be caught in any direction.

• They were circular, which allowed for wind to be caught in any direction.

• They were rectangular, which allowed for wind to be caught in any direction.

• They were triangular sails, which allowed for wind to be caught in any direction.

Connected to the sea especially relating to trade

• maritime

• naval

• non aquatic

• terrestrial.