Social Studies 8 Unit 1 Chapter 5

The Age of Exploration

Navigation

Planning a route and moving along it.

Circumnavigation

Travelling completely around an entire object, landmass, or the globe.

Expansionism

A political and economic policy where a country grows larger by taking over new land or increasing it’s power and influence over other ones.Expansionism often involves military conquest, colonization, or diplomatic means.

Empire

A group of diverse territories, nations, and people run by a single supreme authority. An empire often extends its influence through colonization, conquest, or economic dominance.