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Ch. 3 SS vocab quiz
Vocab practice for Ch. 3 lessons 1-3 quiz
Question | Answer |
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merchant | a person who buys and sells goods to make a profit |
kingdom | an area ruled by a king or queen |
caravan | a group of people and animals who travel together |
technology | the use of scientific knowledge and tools to do things better and more quickly |
navigation | the science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship |
astrolabe | a tool used in navigation that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon |
profit | the money a business has left over after all of its expenses have been paid |
slavery | a cruel system in which people are bought and sold and made to work without pay |
settlement | a small community of people living in a new place |
epidemic | an outbreak of aa disease that spreads quickly and affects many people |
circumnavigate | to sail completely around something |