Exploration and Navigation Quiz

What is the act of traveling to new lands to discover and learn about unknown places called?

• Navigation

• Exploration

• Circumnavigation

• Conquest

Who is a person that plans and directs the course of a ship, often using maps, stars, and instruments?

• Conquistador

• Explorer

• Navigator

• Captain

What is a small, fast sailing ship used by European explorers in the 15th and 16th centuries called?

• Caravel

• Astrolabe

• Galleon

• Frigate

What tool is used by sailors to measure the position of the sun and stars to help determine latitude?

• Sextant

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Telescope

What term describes the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres following Columbus's voyages?

• Global Exchange

• Columbian Exchange

• Atlantic Trade

• Silk Road

Who was a Spanish soldier and explorer who conquered lands in the Americas for Spain?

• Navigator

• Conquistador

• Explorer

• Merchant

What does it mean to travel all the way around the world, often by ship?

• Exploration

• Navigation

• Circumnavigate

• Voyage

Which of the following is NOT a tool used by sailors?

• Astrolabe

• Sextant

• Caravel

• Compass

Which word refers to the act of discovering new places?

• Conquest

• Exploration

• Navigation

• Circumnavigation

Which ship was commonly used by European explorers during the Age of Discovery?

• Frigate

• Caravel

• Galleon

• Clipper