Vocab 1
Define Merchant
Someone who buys and sells goods to earn money.
Define Settlement
a small community of people living in a new place
Smallpox was the most common disease to affect sailors.
False: What was it?
Define Supply
the amount of something
What was the Silk Road?
A route for explorers as they traveled throughout Asia.
Define Caravan
A group of people and animals who travel together.
Define Empire
many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader
Some Crews ate leather and rats because food became so scarce.
True
Define Demand
how bad you need the product
Who was Marco Polo?
One of the first European explorers to travel throughout the Silk Road
Define Technology
The use of scientific knowledge and tools to do things better and more rapidly.
Define Invasion
an attack by an armed force to conquer another country
Sailors slept on the floor of the ships in sleeping bags or blankets.
False: What did they sleep on?
What happens to the price of an item when there is a high demand for something, but the supply is low?
Many explorers searched North America for this water route...
Northwest Passage
Define Navigation
The science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship.
Define Armada
the Spanish word for a large fleet of ships
Many ships would get lost and never return to land.
True
What happens to the price of an item when there is a large supply of something, but the demand is low?
The price drops.
Which country did NOT send out many explorers by sea?
Germany
Define Epidemic
a outbreak of disease that makes many people sick at once
Define Claim
something declared as one's own especially a piece of land
False: What was it?
What two items were in high demand when explorers were traveling throughout Asia.
Silk and Spices
What contagious disease was passed on to the Native Americans by the Explorers?
Small Pox