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Ch. 15 Vocabulary
Vocabulary for Chapter 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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' world |
| Matrilineal | Inheritance through mother |
| Stupa | Dome-like shrine |
| Padi | Field. (rice padis) |
| Outpost | Distant area under foreign |
| Sepoy | Indian soldier |