Age of Exploration/Discovery

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

• Steam Engine

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Rudder

Which was an immediate impact of the European ‘Age of Exploration’? (7-1.1)

• Britain controlled the western part of Africa.
• For a short time, the Aztec Empire ruled the world.
• Islamic culture spread throughout Asia and North America.
• European economic, political, and social influence spread throughout the Americas

Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore? (7-1.2)

• Caravel
• Astrolabe 
• Frigate
• Compass

Which country was the leader in exploration? (7-1.1)

• Spain 
• Portugal
• Germany
• England

A (n)___________________ is one who makes maps.

• astronomer
• cartographer
• mapmetician 
• physicist

A (n)___________________ is one who makes maps.

• astronomer
• cartographer
• mapmetician 
• physicist

Which country claims the land occupied by letter B?

• France
• England
• Spain
• Portugal

Type of colony that grew in the South Eastern part of the Americas and the Caribbean

• Trade
• Settlement
• Plantation
• Essential

Economic pattern that imported and exported goods among the West Indies, England, Africa and the 13 original colonies.

• Sea Commerce
• Economic Caravels
• Triangular Trade
• Three-port Dollar Route

The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the

• End of Days
• Middle Passage
• Final Destination
• End of Freedom