Unit 2 Explorers Test

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How did travel by sea change by the 1400's?

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Which of the following was NOT a goal of European exploration?

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Name two present-day cities founded by the Dutch.

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Which countries claimed land in the Americas?

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Colonists often built settlements near the sea or along rivers because

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Why did European traders begin to travel to Asia by sea?

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Name two tools that improved sailing AND explain why they were important.

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What was the Northwest Passage?

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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

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a tool that shows north

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to change

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a long and organized trip

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a person who starts a business

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an area ruled by a distant country

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a tool that sailors use stars and the sun to find their way

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a place set up by a relgious group to teach native people

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a person who makes maps or charts

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a science used by sailors to find their place and place their route

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a place to trade goods

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the practice of owning people and making them work without pay

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when a river flows into a larger river or lake

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to change someone's relgious beliefs

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a place to live set up in a new area

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the act of sailing around something

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a distance north or south of the equator, measure in degrees

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the ruler of an empire

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an official document from an authority to do something

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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.

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