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28 Cards in this Set
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Caravel
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A ship with a steering rudder and triangular sails.
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Astrolabe
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instument used by sailors to measure the position of the stars and figure out their latitude at sea.
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magnetic compass
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a device which shows which direction is north.
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printing press
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like a printer, print out books faster.
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cross-staff
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a mechanical device used to measure the angle between two objects.
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Northwest passage
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a sea route through the Artic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America.
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longship
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a long, narrow war ship used by the Vikings and other northern Europeans.
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factor
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something that helps produce or influence a result.
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motive
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a reason for doing something.
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justify
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show or prove to be right or reasonable.
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monarch
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the only ruler ruling everything (king/queen)
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Columbian Exchange
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the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the old world and the new world.
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Conquistador
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a Spanish or Portuguese conqueror
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circumnavigate
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sail around the world
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old world
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the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, part of the world know before the discovery of the Americas.
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new world
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the continents of north and south America that were discovered by European explorers.
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cultural diffusion
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the process through which the ideas, traits, and behaviors of a certain culture are spread(diffused) to an idea beyond the culture who came up with the ideas.
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colony
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a group of people settled in a distance land who are ruled by the government of their native land.
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paid for
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to finance
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who financed Columbus voyage
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
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Renaissance
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"it was a rebirth of education, science, art, literature, music, and a better life for people in general."
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Ferdinand Magellan
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responsible for circumnavigating the world. the person who found the sea route to the spice islands (china).
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Amerigo Vespucci
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North and south America were named after this explorer
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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Explorer who found Florida and found the fountain of youth
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Hernando Cortez
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conquered the Aztec empire
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Francisco Pizzaro
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conquered the Inca Empire
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Vikings
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they found the land of America before Christopher Columbus
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Christopher Columbus
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discovered and colonized America
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