Age of Exploration Vocabulary

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A tool to measure the latitude at sea by measuring the angle between the horizon and the stars.

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astrolabe

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A small, fast ship used by Spanish and Portuguese explorers for long journeys

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caravel

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An exchange of diseases, plants, animals, and humans between the Old World and the New World

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Columbian Exchange

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What are the 3 G's that describe the major motivations for Europeans to explore the New World?

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Gold God Glory

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A navigational tool that uses a magnetic needle. This magnetic needle aligns with the Earth's magnetic field to point North.

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magnetic compass

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a distance north or south of the equator, usually measured in degrees

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latitude

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a distance east or west of the prime meridian, usually measured in degrees

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longitude

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the practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay

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slavery

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The lines of latitude and longitude form an imaginary _____ over the planet.

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grid

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Imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphere.

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Equator