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16 Cards in this Set
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Merchant |
A person who buys and sells goods |
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Navigation |
The process of charting a course for a ship or an aircraft |
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Astrolabe |
An instrument used in navigation |
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Technology |
The use of scientific knowledge or new tools to improve how things are done |
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Caravel |
A small, fast sailing ship created by the Portuguese in the 1400s |
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Trading Post |
A store set up in a distant place to allow trade to take place |
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Slave Trade |
The capture, enslaved, buying, and selling of people |
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Patron |
A person who supports the work of another person |
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Conquistador |
A conquer |
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Expedition |
An organized group of people taking a journey for a purpose |
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Empire |
A group of nations or peoples ruled by a single authority |
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Circumnavigate |
To travel completely around |
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Colony |
A settlement far away from the country that rules it |
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Columbian Exchange |
The movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres |
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Epidemic |
An outbreak of disease affecting many people at the same time |
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Devastation |
Great harm |