age of exploration focus vocabulary world history
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Age of ExplorationFocus Vocabulary
World History
Cartography
• The art and science of mapmaking
• What is cartography?• What do we call the art and science of
mapmaking?
Caravel
• A light sailing ship that is easy to maneuver and can sail in shallow water
• What is a caravel?• What do we call a light
sailing ship that is easy to maneuver?
Sponsor
• Someone who funds explorations
• What is a sponsor?• What do we call someone who funds
explorations?
Navigation
• The process of figuring out location, planning and following a route, particularly by boat
• What is navigation?• What do we call the process of
figuring out location and following a route by boat?
Indigenous
• Originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country
• What is indigenous?• What do we call it when
someone or something originates from a particular region?
Colony
• A country or an area ruled by another country
• What is a colony?• What do we call an
area ruled by another country?
Missionary
• A person who travels to foreign lands for his/her religion.
• What is a missionary?• What do we call a person who travels to foreign
lands for his/her religion?
Plantation• A large farm where labor intensive crops are
grown• What is a plantation?• What do we call a large farm where labor
intensive crops are grown?
Circumnavigate
• To travel completely around something, such as Earth
• What is circumnavigate?• What do we call it when someone
travels completely around something, such as Earth?
Capitalism
• An economic system based on investment of money (capital) for profit
• What is capitalism?• What do we call an economic
system based on investment of money for profit?
Market Economy• An economy in which
prices are determined by the demand and availability of products.
• What is a market economy?
• What do we call an economy in which prices are determined by the demand and availability of products?
Columbian Exchange
• A period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds.
• What is the Columbian Exchange?• What do we call the period of cultural
and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds?
Triangular Trade
• Colonial trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
• What is the Triangular Trade?• What do we call the colonial trade between
Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
Cottage Industry
• A small scale business in which people work mostly at home
• What is cottage industry?• What do we call a small scale business in
which people work mostly at home?
Mercantilism• An economic policy by which nations try to gain
wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies
• What is mercantilism?• What do we call an economic policy by which
nations try to gain wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies?
Reflection• Imagine you are an Aztec during the Age of
Exploration. You hear some commotion and one of your brethren has just seen some odd looking vessels on the ocean and landing on one of your coasts. The strange men wear metal covered from head to toe and have helms with feathers, speaking a funny language you have never heard before
• Write one paragraph explaining how you would react to the arrival of Cortes and the Spanish explorers?