Vocabulary
Rebellion against authority, especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers.
Mutiny
A community of living things and their environment.
Ecosystem
To go completely around.
Circumnavigate
Why did the Europeans look to the sea for new trade routes?
A. The Catholic Church began taxing trade along land routes.
B. Climate change made if difficult to move their goods on the silk road.
C. The Ottoman Empire cut off their access to land routes.
D. Thieves were a danger along the Silk Road.
C. The Ottoman Empire cut off their access to land routes.
Which shaded area (1-4) on the map is the land claimed by France?
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A narrow waterway joining two larger bodies of water.
Strait
Someone sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country.
Missionary
A conqueror, especially one of the 16th - century Spanish soldiers who defeated the civilization in the Americas.
Conquistador
How did the astrolabe help European explorers?
A. It helped with many types of calculations.
B. It allowed them to determine their longitude.
C. It helped them to determine wind direction.
D. It made their ships easier to steer.
A. It helped with many types of calculations.
Which shaded area (1-4) on the map is the land claimed by Portugal?
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Military operations by which Christian armies reclaimed control of Spain and Portugal during the Middle Ages.
Reconquista
A northern water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Northwest Passage
A formal agreement between two nations.
Treaty
Which explorer's voyage took the greatest length of time?
A. Vespucci
B. Magellan
C. Ponce de Leon
D. Columbus
B. Magellan
Which shaded area (1-4) on the map is the land claimed by Britain?
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The charting of a course for a ship or aircraft.
Navigation
A journey, usually a difficult or dangerous one, made with planning and a clear goal.
Expedition
To finance or support a business or event
Sponsor
Why did Coronado travel from Mexico to present-day Kansas?
A. to map the Colorado river.
B. to map the Mississippi river.
C. to find the Northwest Passage.
D. to find the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola.
D. To find the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola
A person who organizes and operates a business.
Entrepreneur
To improve or change the condition of something.
Reform
Passing a people's cultural history from one generation to the next by storytelling.
Oral Tradition
The movement of peoples, livestock, plants, and technologies between continents resulting from the exploration and colonization of the Americas.
Columbian Exchange
What did European explorers want from their travels?
(Three answers are correct.)
A. horsesB. wealth
C. technology
D. adventure
E. cattle
F. fame
B. wealth
D. adventure
F. fame
Which shaded area (1-4) on the map is the land claimed by Spain?
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