How did travel by sea change by the 1400's?
Which of the following was NOT a goal of European exploration?
Name two present-day cities founded by the Dutch.
Which countries claimed land in the Americas?
Colonists often built settlements near the sea or along rivers because
Why did European traders begin to travel to Asia by sea?
Name two tools that improved sailing AND explain why they were important.
What was the Northwest Passage?
Name the areas that each of the following countries settled in the New World: Spain, France and Portugal.
VOCABULARY
Directions: Write the correct vocabulary word under the definition from the word bank below.
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Word Bank
settlement convert charter emperor circumnavigation slavery mission
tributary reform colony cartographer navigation magnetic compass longitude
expedition entrepreneur astrolabe trading post
a tool that shows north
to change
a long and organized trip
a person who starts a business
an area ruled by a distant country
a tool that sailors use stars and the sun to find their way
a place set up by a relgious group to teach native people
a person who makes maps or charts
a science used by sailors to find their place and place their route
a place to trade goods
the practice of owning people and making them work without pay
when a river flows into a larger river or lake
to change someone's relgious beliefs
a place to live set up in a new area
the act of sailing around something
a distance north or south of the equator, measure in degrees
the ruler of an empire
an official document from an authority to do something
a distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees