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Age of Exploration
Term | Definition |
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Circumnavigate | sail around (“circum-” - think,”circle”) |
Immunity | resistance to a disease or sickness, particularly due to previous exposure to the germs |
Pirate | a person who attacks and robs ships at sea |
Encomienda system | small areas of land where native peoples were enslaved to farm of dig in mines |
Colony | a settlement of people living in a new territory that is controlled by its parent nation |
Explore | travel in or through (an unfamiliar country or area) in order to learn about or familiarize oneself with it |
Scurvy | a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century |
Trade route | one of the sea-lanes ordinarily used by merchant ships |
Treaty | a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries. |
Celestial navigation | the action of finding one's way by observing the sun, moon, and stars |