Explorers Vocab Review

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Crusades

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Holy Wars fought over the Holy Land, which is the birthplace of three major religions.

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Mercator Projection

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A projection of a map of the world on to a cylinder.

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Silk Road

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An ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and West, significant for cultural, commercial, and technological exchange.

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Conquistador

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A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain.

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Astrolabe

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A device that enabled navigators to learn their ship’s location by charting the position of the stars.

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Caravel

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Ships that used triangular sails to sail against the wind, and had rudders to improve steering.

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Circumnavigate

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To go all the way around the world.

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Magnetic Compass

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An instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north.

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Columbian Exchange

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The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Plantation

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A large farm that usually specialized in growing one kind of crop for profit.