Age of exploration

Question 1

Navigation

Answer 1

A science used by sailors to find their place and plan their route

Question 2

Astrolabe

Answer 2

A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location

Question 3

Magnetic Compass

Answer 3

A tool that shows which direction is north

Question 4

Latitude

Answer 4

A distance north or south of the equator, usually measured in degrees

Question 5

Expedition

Answer 5

A long and carefully organized trip

Question 6

Longitude

Answer 6

A distance east or west of the prime meridian, usually measured in degrees

Question 7

Entreprenuer

Answer 7

A person who starts a new business

Question 8

Colony

Answer 8

An area or place that is ruled by a distant country

Question 9

Cartographer

Answer 9

A person who makes maps or charts

Question 10

Reform

Answer 10

To change

Question 11

Circumnavigation

Answer 11

The act of sailing around something

Question 12

Convert

Answer 12

To change someone’s or one’s own beliefs

Question 13

Emperor

Answer 13

The ruler of an empire

Question 14

Mission

Answer 14

A place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people

Question 15

Slavery

Answer 15

The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay

Question 16

Tributary

Answer 16

A river that flows into a larger river or lake

Question 17

Trading Post

Answer 17

A place where people meet to trade goods

Question 18

Charter

Answer 18

An official document from an authority to do something

Question 19

Settlement

Answer 19

A place to live that is set up in a new place