Chapter 16 Vocab

What does the term "Circumnavigate" mean?

• To sail completely around

• To draw a map

• To establish a new colony

• To trade goods

What is "Cartography"?

• The science of making maps and globes

• A type of ship used for long voyages

• A treaty between Spain and Portugal

• A trade route among Europe, Africa, and the Americas

What was a "Caravel"?

• A small, light ship developed by the Portuguese

• A large trading vessel used by the Spanish

• A type of map used in navigation

• A treaty dividing the non-European world

What does "Colonization" refer to?

• Establishment of new settlers and their culture in other territories

• The science of making maps

• A treaty between European countries

• A type of ship used for exploration

What was the "Triangular Trade"?

• Colonial trade routes among Europe, the West Indies, and Africa

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A treaty dividing the non-European world

• A map-making technique

What is "Mercantilism"?

• Economic policy in which a nation gains strength by controlling its trade, agriculture, industry, and money

• A type of ship used for long voyages

• A treaty between Spain and Portugal

• A trade route among Europe, Africa, and the Americas

What was the "Treaty of Tordesillas"?

• A treaty signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A trade route among Europe, Africa, and the Americas

• A map-making technique

What is the "Line of Demarcation"?

• Line set by the Treaty of Tordesillas dividing the non-European world

• A type of ship used for long voyages

• A trade route among Europe, Africa, and the Americas

• A map-making technique

What was the "Middle Passage"?

• The leg of the triangular trade route on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas

• A treaty between Spain and Portugal

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A map-making technique

What was the "Columbian Exchange"?

• Exchange of people, plants, animals, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• A treaty between Spain and Portugal

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A map-making technique