WorksheetsKey Terms 1 Age of exploration
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
A period during the 1400’s and 1500’s in which many explorers sailed the ocean and mapped the world.
Age of Empires
Age of Exploration
Bronze Age
Caravel
A settlement made by a parent company.
City
Astrolabe
Caravel
Colony
To work or act together; to get along.
Cooperation
Obstacle
Conflict
Colony
To come into opposition; to disagree.
Cooperation
Motivation
Accomplishment
Conflict
A desire to accomplish a goal.
Cooperation
Motivation
Accomplishment
Conflict
Something that stands in your way or tries to prevent you from accomplishing a goal.
Cooperation
Motivation
Accomplishment
Obstacle
The science of piloting ships.
Navigation
Caravel
Age of Exploration
Obstacle
An instrument used by sailors to observe the position of the stars.
Motivation
Astrolabe
Colony
Caravel
Small, fast ship with a broad bow.
Caravel
Astrolabe
Conflict
Cooperation
Exchange of goods, ideas and people between Europe and the Americas.
Northwest Passage
Colony
Silk Road
Columbian Exchange
Water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers.
Northwest Passage
Colony
Silk Road
Columbian Exchange
To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from
artifacts
books
interviews
videos
What is one reason Europeans wanted to travel to America?
to build wealth
to conquer the Indians
to colonize France
to find potatoes
Why did Europeans begin to use tools such as the astrolabe and compass?
to find safe water routes to faraway places
to allow their ships to sail against the wind
to increase the speed of their ships
to make updated maps of the seas
To be "immune" means you
can get carsick.
cannot be affected by a disease.
can get every disease you are exposed to.
An indigenous population are
data about population characteristics.
groups of people who share and adopt different aspects of their lives.
people already living in a particular region or environment before exploration by Europeans.
