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chapter 4 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| convert | to change a persons religon beliefes |
| caravel | a small , fast sailing ship used by the spanish and portuguese in the fifteen centry |
| astrolable | helped the sailers figure out where they were by using the positions of stars in the sky |
| colony | is a setttlement ruled by another country |
| conquistador | a spansh explorer who conquered large areas of north and south america |
| legend | a tradirtion story told orally, handed down and believed to be based on real people. |
| histroical map | a map that gives the infomation about a place as it was in the past |
| empire | the territories and people under the large areas of one ruler |
| expedition | a group that takes a jounery for a specific reason |
| route | a certain path or direcrions taken |