Age of Exploration Vocabulary Quiz

The art and science of map making.

• compass

• cartography

• cross-staff

• circumnavigate

To travel completely around something.

• compass

• conquistador

• cartography

• circumnavigate

Someone who funds expeditions/exploration.

• sponsor

• caravel

• quadrant

• astrolabe

An instrument that allows explorers to pinpoint the magnetic north. It has a magnetized metal needle that constantly points north.

• cross-staff

• quadrant

• astrolabe

• compass

A Spanish explorer who set sail to explore and conquer new areas in the name of Spain.

• Triangle Trade

• conquistador

• northwest passage

• Columbian Exchange

Colonial trade between America, Africa, and Europe.

• Triangle Trade

• northwest passage

• Columbian Exchange

A water route through North America that would connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

• Triangle Trade

• northwest passage

• Columbian Exchange

The flow of ideas, people, plants, animals, technology, and disease that took place because of Columbus' discovery of the new world.

• Triangle Trade

• northwest passage

• Colombian Exchange

A light ship designed for long voyages.

• compass

• caravel

• cross-staff

• quadrant

An instrument that measures the angle of stars and sun to measure distance.

• compass

• astrolabe

• cross-staff

• quadrant