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Unit 2: Exploration Flashcards

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Magnetic Compass

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a Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north

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caravan

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a group of traders traveling together

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navigation

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science used by sailors to plot their course and determine their location

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Renaissance

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period in Europe, beginning about 1350 during which there was a new desire to learn about the arts, sciences, and other parts of the world

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saga

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long, spoken tale repeated b the Vikings from one generation to the next

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astrolobe

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navigational tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their way

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merchant

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people who buy and sell goods for a living

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silk road

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a network of trade routes between China and other lands

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expedition

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a journey made for a specific purpose

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conquistador

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a Spanish conqueror

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convert

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to change

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colony

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a settlement far from the country that rules it

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ally

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a friend who will help in a fight

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colonist

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a person who lives in a colony

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plantation

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a large farm with workers who live on the land they work

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Columbian Exchange

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the movement of people, animals, diseases, plants, and ways of life between the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere

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conquest

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the capture or taking of something by force

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society

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a group of people forming a community

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mission

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a religious settlement where missionaries live and work

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missionary

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person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs

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encomienda

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a grant given by the king of Spain to wealthy settlers in New Spain. Gave settlers control of Native Americans living on areas of land

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