My World Social Studies - Chapter 2 - Vocab Flashcards
Merchant
People who buy and sell goods.
Navigation
The process sailors use to plan their course and find their location far from land.
Astrolabe
Tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon.
Technology
The use of scientific knowledge and new ideas to create practical tools that improve lives.
Caravel
A new type of ship created by the Portuguese. It was smaller, lighter, it had triangular sails to better control the wind.
Trading post
Stores and small settlements where goods could be bought and sold.
Slave trade
To buy and sell humans as property.
Patron
A person who gives financial support to another person or cause.
Conquistador
A group of Spanish soldiers. Conquerors.
Expedition
An organized journey.
Empire
A group of nations or people ruled by a single group of leader.
Circumnavigate
To sail completely around the world.
Colony
A settlement or area far from the country that rules it.
Columbian Exchange
A movement of people, animal, plants, cultures, and even diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
Epidemic
An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people.
