6th Grade Social Studies – Vocabulary Test

The Age of Exploration is also called:

• The Renaissance

• The Middle Ages

• The Age of Discovery

• The Industrial Revolution

One-half of the Earth is called a:

• Continent

• Hemisphere

• Latitude

• Meridian

A caravel is:

• A type of navigational tool

• A small, fast ship used for long journeys

• A trading post

• A type of compass

A magnetic compass helps explorers:

• Measure latitude

• Find north

• Track trade routes

• Predict the weather

The astrolabe was used to:

• Measure longitude

• Measure latitude at sea

• Predict storms

• Determine trade routes

Colonization means:

• Trading goods with other countries

• Settling among and controlling indigenous people

• Discovering new lands

• Measuring the Earth

Conquistadors were:

• Indigenous peoples in the Americas

• Spanish conquerors in the New World

• Explorers from Africa

• Farmers who traveled west

Pre-Columbian civilizations refers to:

• European civilizations before 1492

• Civilizations in the Americas before 1492

• African kingdoms during the 1500s

• Asian empires during the 1400s

The Atlantic Slave Trade involved:

• Europeans trading with Asia

• Africans being captured and forced into slavery in the Americas

• Native Americans trading with Europeans

• Slaves traveling to Europe for freedom

The Columbian Exchange included the exchange of:

• Only animals

• Only plants

• Diseases, plants, animals, and humans

• Only gold and silver