Study Guide
Be familiar with the following words:
Expansion
Exploration
Current
Wind
Empire
Navigation
Circumnavigation
Conquistador
Compass
Astrolabe
Latitude/longitude
Cartographer
Rudder
Caravel
Gunpowder
Colony
Trading post empire
Plantation colony
Settler colony
Cash crop
Columbian exchange
Be able to answer questions like these.
Why did Christopher Columbus sail west across the Atlantic Ocean?
Why did European countries want to explore new lands?
What kinds of things were exchanged in the Columbian exchange?
What inventions made it possible for Europeans to sail across the Atlantic?
How did wind and ocean currents affect exploration?
What were the three types of colonies? Describe each.
Study the following things:
The map you made in class
The chart about scientific/technological advances
Your notes on the Columbian exchange
Page 23 in workbook (3 types of colonies)
Be familiar with your vocabulary (above)