Exploration and Trade Vocabulary

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Merchant

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People who buy and sell goods.

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Navigation

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Process sailors use to plan their course and find their location far from land.

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Astrolabe

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A tool from South Africa that measured the height of the sun or a star above the sky to help tell sailors how far north or south of the equator they were.

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Caravel

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Smaller, lighter ship with triangular sails adapted by Portuguese shipbuilders.

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Patron

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Gives money to support another person or cause.

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Conquistador

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Spanish conquerors.

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Expedition

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An organized journey.

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Empire

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A group of nations or peoples ruled by a single group or leader.

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Epidemic

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An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people.

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Columbian Exchange

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A movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.