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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, enslavement, buying, and selling people for profit |
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patron |
a person who supports the work of another person or organization, often with money |
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conquistador |
a conqueror |
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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 single authority |
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circumnavigate |
to travel completely around |
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colony |
settlement far away from the county 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 |
