chapter 3 vocab
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| Marco Polo | Italian explorer that traveled through China in late 1200s
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| ZHENG HE | Chinese explorer who made seven major voyages to different parts of the world
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| emperor | ruler of an empire
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| magnetic compass | Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north
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| Mansa Musa | king of the African kingdom of Mali in the early 1300s
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| caravan | Group of traders traveling together, especially in the desert
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| pilgrimage | journey taken for religious reasons
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| astrolabe | Navigational tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their way
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| Renaissance | period in Europe beginning in about 1350 during which there was a new desire to learn about the arts, sciences, and other parts of the world
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| Eric the Red | 900s viking explorer who sailed to Iceland in about 965 and Greenland in about 985
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| Leif Ericsson | late 900s- early 1000s Son of Eric the Red; sailed to North America in about 1000 and explored what is today Newfoundland
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| Vasco Da Gama | Portuguese explorer who sailed to India in 1497
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| saga | long spoken tale repeated from one generation to the next
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| Johann Gutenberg | German inventor of the printing press in about 1450
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| Prince Henry the Navigator | Prince of Portugal who established a school for sailors and navigators
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| slave trade | buying and selling of human beings
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| Vikings | many travelers
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