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IESS: Explorers
IESS Explorers Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cod | A type of fish that Cabot found near Newfoundland. |
| scurvy | An illness that is caused by a lack of vitamin C. |
| mutiny | To leave the ship's captain behind and take the ship. |
| silk | An expensive fabric made by silkworms. |
| trade | To give something to someone in exchange for something else. |
| smallpox | An illness that killed many First Nations people. The disease was usually on the blankets that Europeans gave First Nations People. |
| Far_East | The name given to China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea |
| navigator | A person who finds the way to go. |
| route | The way to get to somewhere. |
| trader | A person whose business was exchanging goods |
| colony | A town or settlement made by people from another country. |
| spices | Something used to flavour or preserve food. |
| historian | A person who studies hi story. |
| passage | The way through somewhere. |
| permanent | Something that cannot be moved and will last a long time. |
| geographer | A person who studies the land features on the earth. |
| explore | To go to new places to see what is there. |
| Iroquois | The group of First Nations people who helped Cartier. |