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