tool that helps sailors navigate by the position of the stars

A person who travels to a new place to learn about it.

A water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through northern Canada and along the northern coast of Alaska. Sought by navigators since the 16th century.

travelling completely around the world, usually by water

to travel around a new, unknown place to see what it is like

A land controlled by another nation

travelling completely around the world, usually by water

A land controlled by another nation

This policy holds that nations gain power by acquiring wealth and colonies.

famous trade route located between Europe, Africa and the Americas

"In 1492, he sailed the ocean blue." He was the Italian explorer, financed by Spain, who ventured into the Americas.

The name sometimes used for North and South America

to take control of an area and send people to live there

the study of the world, the people, and its landforms

What is a European system of trading between colonies and their mother country (home) in which the mother country benefits?

Expedition

The term _______________is used commonly in the West to refer to Africa, Asia and Europe, regarded collectively as the part of the world known to its population before contact with the "New World".