Age of Exploration Focus 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?