Historical Terms and Concepts

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Silk Road

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A system of caravan tracts that connected ancient China to civilizations to the west.

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Plantation

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A large government-owned or privately-owned estate or farm where a single commercial crop is grown.

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Caravel

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Small sailing ships.

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Shogun

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The highest-ranking samurai or general who received his title for some great victory on behalf of the emperor.

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Dutch East India Company

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A trading company chartered by the Dutch government in 1602.

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Slavery

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A type of forced labor in which the worker is considered property that can be bought and sold.

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Astrolabe

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Ancient scientific instruments used by astronomers and mariners.

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Line of demarcation

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Indicates the precise location of their territory on a map.

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Barter

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An economic activity in which one good is exchanged for another.

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Colony

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An area of land or a settlement that is ruled by another country.