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BIS Miller SS -Unit2
BIS Miller SS Unit 2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Saga | Long spoken tale repeated from one generation to another |
| Magnetic compas | Tool used by sailors to determine their direction |
| Artrolable | Tool that used the sun and starts to find a location based on its distance from the Equator |
| Navigation | Science sailors use to plot their course and find their location |
| Renaissance | Period of time that marked a new beginning in arts and sciences and a desire to learn more about the world |
| Hemisphere | Half of the Earth |
| Columbia Exchange | Movement of people, animals, plants, diseases and ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere |
| Society | Group of people forming a community |
| Circumnavigate | to sail around the world |
| Conquistador | Spanish conqueror |
| Expedition | Journey made for a special purpose |
| Colony | Settlement far from the country that rules it |
| Ally | Friend who will help in a fight |
| Caravel | Type of ship with triangular sails that could sail against the wind |
| Plantation | Large farm with workers who live on the land they work |