Social Studies Chapter 3 Lessons

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Merchant

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Someone who buys and sells goods to earn money

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Caravan

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A group of people and animals that travel together

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Printing Press

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A machine for printing text or picture from type of plates

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Navigation

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The process or activity of accurately ascertaining one’s portion and planning and following a route

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Astrolabe

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An instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements

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Compass

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An instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it

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Caravel Sailing Ship

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Any of several sailing ships specifically: a small 15th and 16th century ship that has broad bows, high narrow prop and usually three masts

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Taino

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A member of an extinct Arawak people formerly inhabiting the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas

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Settlement

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A place, typically one that was previously uninhabited, where people establish a community

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Epidemic

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A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

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Circumnavigate

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Sail, or travel, all the way around something (especially the world)

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The Columbian Exchange

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Refers to a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds. Exchange of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life

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Empire

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An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, especially an emperor or empress

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Tenochititlan

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The capital city of the Aztec Empire from the middle 1300’s to the early 1500’s

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Pedro Alvarez Cabral

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He sailed in early 1500 and wanted to claims land for Portugal

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America Vespucci

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Sailed in 1499 and went to Northern South America from Spain

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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He explored in 1513. He went to Panama. His motivation was to own land himself and conquer

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Ferdinand Magellan

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He sailed in 1519. He wanted to be the first to go around the world. Was known for circumventing the world.

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Hernan Cortes

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Sailed to Mexico in 1518. Wanted to find gold. Defeated the Aztecs

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Francisco Pizarro

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He sailed in 1541. Sailed to South America. Wanted to claim land. Known for conquering the Incas.

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Juan Ponce de Leon

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Went to Florida. Sailed in 1474z wanted to claim land.

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Hernando de Soto

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Went to Florida and Arkansas