Unit 4 Vocabulary Review

What was the primary use of a Caravel?

• A tool for measuring time

• A fast Portuguese ship used for exploration

• A type of ancient currency

• A type of weapon used in battles

What is an Astrolabe?

• A type of ancient map

• A tool that helped sailors navigate using stars

• A device for measuring temperature

• A musical instrument

What is the purpose of a Compass?

• To navigate direction, used by European sailors

• To measure altitude

• To calculate speed

• To predict weather patterns

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A currency system used in the 16th century

• A global transfer of plants, animals, people, and disease

• A trade agreement between Spain and Portugal

• A method of shipbuilding

What defines a Joint-Stock Company?

• A business where investors share profits and risks

• A company owned by a single individual

• A non-profit organization

• A government-run enterprise

What is Mercantilism?

• A method of farming

• A system of free trade

• A belief that wealth equals power; colonies serve the mother country

• A type of currency exchange

What is a Chartered Company?

• A company that only trades locally

• A government-backed trading company (e.g., Dutch West India Co.)

• A non-profit organization

• A company that operates without government oversight

What characterizes a Trading-Post Empire?

• An empire that is landlocked

• An empire that only trades with neighboring countries

• An empire that focuses on agriculture

• An empire based on controlling trade routes, not land

What was the Triangular Trade?

• A method of trading goods for services

• A trade route between Asia, Africa, and Europe

• A system of trade linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas

• A trade agreement between three countries

What was the Middle Passage?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• A migration path for animals

• A harsh journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic

• A peaceful journey of settlers to the New World