Unit 7 world studies vocab Flashcards
a person who makes maps
cartographer
a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th-17th centuries. used for exploration
Caravel
a disease caused by lack of vitamin C (reason you should get oranges)
Scurvy
to sail/ travel around the world
circumnavigate
a distant military station or a remote settlement, used to keep watch for things
outpost
An Indian soldier serving under British command.
sepoy
an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
compromise
a person or thing carrying the blame for others
scapegoat
a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially as a result of political, social, legal, environmental or economic pressure
ghetto
to declare legally invalid or void, to cancel
Annul
To formally withdraw, retreat
recant
the belief that what happens in human life has already been determined by some higher power, God
predestination
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
theocracy
Art form in which an artist etches a design on a metal plate with acid and then uses the plate to make multiple prints
engraving
Everyday language of ordinary people
vernacular
