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WorksheetsChapter 16 Vocab
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does the term "Circumnavigate" mean?
To sail completely around
To draw a map
To establish a new colony
To trade goods
What is "Cartography"?
The science of making maps and globes
A type of ship used for long voyages
A treaty between Spain and Portugal
A trade route among Europe, Africa, and the Americas
What was a "Caravel"?
A small, light ship developed by the Portuguese
A large trading vessel used by the Spanish
A type of map used in navigation
A treaty dividing the non-European world
What does "Colonization" refer to?
Establishment of new settlers and their culture in other territories
The science of making maps
A treaty between European countries
A type of ship used for exploration
What was the "Triangular Trade"?
Colonial trade routes among Europe, the West Indies, and Africa
A type of ship used for exploration
A treaty dividing the non-European world
A map-making technique
What is "Mercantilism"?
Economic policy in which a nation gains strength by controlling its trade, agriculture, industry, and money
A type of ship used for long voyages
A treaty between Spain and Portugal
A trade route among Europe, Africa, and the Americas
What was the "Treaty of Tordesillas"?
A treaty signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494
A type of ship used for exploration
A trade route among Europe, Africa, and the Americas
A map-making technique
What is the "Line of Demarcation"?
Line set by the Treaty of Tordesillas dividing the non-European world
A type of ship used for long voyages
A trade route among Europe, Africa, and the Americas
A map-making technique
What was the "Middle Passage"?
The leg of the triangular trade route on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas
A treaty between Spain and Portugal
A type of ship used for exploration
A map-making technique
What was the "Columbian Exchange"?
Exchange of people, plants, animals, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
A treaty between Spain and Portugal
A type of ship used for exploration
A map-making technique
Who were "Indentured servants"?
Poor immigrants who paid for passage to the colonies by agreeing to work for four to seven years
A type of ship used for exploration
A treaty between Spain and Portugal
A map-making technique
What was the "Northwest passage"?
A water route to Asia through present-day Canada
A treaty between Spain and Portugal
A type of ship used for exploration
A map-making technique
