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Chapter 15 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Cartographer | Map maker. |
Astrolabe | Instrument to tell latitude (N/S) at sea. |
Caravel | Portuguese hybrid boat. |
Scurvy | Disease at sea due to Vitamin C deficiency. |
Circumnavigate | Sail 'around' the world. |
Matrilineal | Inheritance through mother. |
Stupa | Dome-like shrine. |
Padi | Field. (rice padis) |
Outpost | Distant area under foreign control. |
Sepoy | Indian soldier. |