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History Assignment 3
Question | Answer |
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navigation | art or science of directing a ship |
uncharted | unmapped |
observatory | a room or building having a telescope |
era | a period of time |
astrolabe | a device that enabled navgators to learn ships location by charting stars. |
circumnavigate | to travel all the way around the globe |
columbian exchange | the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americans and Europe, Asia, and Africa |
caravel | ships that used triangular sails to sail against the wind, and had rudders to improve steering |