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Explorers Test Vocab
Test: October 2nd 2015
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cartography | the science or art of ancient map making. |
| circumnavigate | to sail all the way around something, mostly used in the context of the globe. |
| conquistadors | a conqueror that explores around, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century. |
| expedition | a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war. |
| isthmus | a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas |
| mutiny | an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers. |
| navigator | a person who directs the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments and maps. |
| northwest passage | a sea route connecting the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. |
| silk road | an ancient network of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions. |
| caravel | a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries. |
| astrolabe | an instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude. |
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