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Age of exploration vocab Flashcards

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Astrolabe

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Used to help sailors determine their distance north or south of the equator

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Caravels

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Small light ship developed by Portuguese that performed well on long voyages

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Cartography

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Science of making maps and globes

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Strait of magellan

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Links atlantic and pacific oceans

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Circumnavigate

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To sail completely around the globe

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Conquistadors

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Spanish soldier/explorer

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Detrimental

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Does harm or damage

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Indigenous peoplpe

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Nomadic people with certain borders

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Mercantilism

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Economic policy by which nations try to gather wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies

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Immunity

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Natural defense against disease

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Columbian Exchange

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The exchange of people, plants, and animals. And the ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere

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Colonization

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Establishment of new settlers and their culture in other territories

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Capitalism

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Economy based upon private ownership of property and the use of property to complete for profits and gains in a market

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Cottage Industry

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Businesses that use people who work at home with their own equipment

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New world

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3 continents discovered by Europeans in the 1400s (North, South, Central)

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Epidemic

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Outbreak of contagious disease that spreads fast

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Monopoly

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Market structure is characterized by a single seller selling a unique product in the market. The seller faces no competition, as he is the sole seller of goods with no close substitute

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Skilled workers

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Person knowledgeable about skill or trade

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Oppress

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Keep someone in obedience against their will

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Compass

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Device with magnetized piece of metal that points North

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