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22 Cards in this Set
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explorers |
people who travel to gain geographical or scientific information |
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conquered |
took over |
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cartographers |
mapmakers |
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navigator |
skilled salior |
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caravel |
ship which was faster and better then old styles |
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circumnavigate |
go around the globe |
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executed |
killed |
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marooned |
stranded |
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fleet |
group of ships traveling together
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starvation |
being without food |
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primary source |
document, photo, artifact, artwork or piece of literature that was created during or right after a historic event |
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secondary source |
book, article,, artwork, or biography made by someone who was not at the event but studied it and told about it later |
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plundered |
robbed |
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treacherous |
rough |
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mutiny |
rebel against the captain of a ship |
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caravan |
group of people and animals who travel together |
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slavery |
cruel system in which people are brought and sold and make to work without pay |
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expedition |
journey to achieve a goal |
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empire |
many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader |
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claim |
something declared as ones owns especially a piece of land |
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armada |
spanish word for large fleet of ships |
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colony |
a group of people who settle far from home but keep ties with their home country |
