Download Age of Exploration Vocabulary

On the RIGHT side of
the ISN, please:
•Write the learning objective at the top
of the page.
•Write the vocabulary word in a circle on
the left side of the page
•Write the definition in the middle
•Draw an illustration, word, or symbol to
represent the definition in a square on
the right side of the page
Age of Exploration
 In the 1400’s, sailors from Europe started to look for
new trade routes to the Far East, hoping to get rich.
Over the next 300 years, most of the world was visited
and mapped by European explorers. This time in
history is called the “Age of Exploration,” or the “Age of
Discovery.”
Explorer
 A person who travels to learn and to discover.
Trader
 A person whose business it is to buy, sell, or exchange
things.
Fifteenth Century
 The period of time from 1400-1500 A.D. The time when
the Age of Discovery began.
Navigation
 The science of planning and controlling the direction
of a ship.
Astrolabe
 An navigational instrument which allowed sailors to
determine their position at sea (latitude)by using the
stars for navigational purposes.
Magnetic Compass
 A tool or instrument for finding directions by first
locating north.
Caravel
 A small, fast type of sailing ship used by most
European explorers in the 15th and 16th centuries (Spain
and Portugal).
Trade Routes
 A roadway that is used by traders; a route used by
trading ships or caravans
Circumnavigate
 To sail completely around something, such as the
globe.
Settlement
 A small community or village built in a new land. Also
known as a colony.
Trade Goods
 Valuable things that can be traded for other things.
LEFT SIDE OF THE ISN
 Please write a story pertaining to the Age of
Discovery with TEN of the vocabulary
words. This story must contain EIGHT
complete sentences. Please underline the
vocab word.
 Please illustrate your story at the bottom of
the page when you are finished writing.