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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 of a ship or aircraft |
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astrolable |
an instrument used in navigation |
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technology |
the use of scientific knowledge or new tools to improve how things |
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caravel |
a small fast sailing ship created by the portuguese in the 1400.s |
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trading post |
a store set up in distant place to allow trade |
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slave trade |
the capture enslavement, buying, and selling of people for profit |
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patron |
a person who supports another persons work |
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conquistador |
a coquerer |
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expidition |
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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circulumnavigate |
to travel completly around |
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colony |
a settlement far away from the county that rules it |
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columbian exchange |
the movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between he eastern and western hemisphere |
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epidemic |
an outbreak of disease affecting many people |
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devastation |
great harm |
