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16 Cards in this Set
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Disruption
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Breaking an established way of doing things.
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Diminish
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To become less.
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Manoeuvre
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To steer.
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Astrolabe
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Navigates latitude and longitude.
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Sponsor
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A person or organization that contributes to a project or activity by paying for it.
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Imperialism
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A policy (decision) on the part of a ruler or government of one territory to dominate other territories.
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Durable
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Means long-lasting.
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Settlement
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A place where people live permanently such as a village.
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Colony
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A region claimed and governed by a country from another part of the world.
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Tuberculosis
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A contagious disease that mostly attacks the lungs.
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Scurvy
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A disease resulting from lack of Vitamin C that causes internal bleeding.
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Immunity
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The ability of the body to fight off infection.
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Smallpox
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A disease that causes the skin to break out (pox) accompanied by a high fever.
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Savages
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This is a word Champlain used to describe first nations peoples, but not a word they used to descibe themselves.
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Human Rights
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Rights every person has as a human being.
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Universal
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True or applicable in every circumstance.
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