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Grade 5 SS. Def
ch 3 Age of Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Merchant | someone who buys and sells goods to earn money |
| Kingdom | a place 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 rapidly |
| Navigation | the science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship |
| Astrolabe | a tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon |
| Profit | the money a business has left over after all 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 disease that spreads quickly and affects many people |
| Circumnavigate | to sail completely around something |
| Expedition | a journey to achieve a goal |
| Conquistador | the Spanish word for conqueror |
| Empire | many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader |
| Colony | an area of land ruled by another country |
| Mission | a religious community where priests taught Christianity |
| Convert | to change a religion or a belief |
| Hacienda | a large farm or ranch, often with its own village and church |
| Revolt | a violent uprising |
| Parallel | a line of latitude |
| Meridian | a line of longitude |
| Absolute location | the exact latitude and longitude of a place on the globe |
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