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Soc St
Ch 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| emperor | ruler of an empire |
| magnetic compass | Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction is north |
| pilgramages | a journey that takes place for religious reasons |
| caravan | group of traders traveling together in mostly desert areas |
| astrolabe | a tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location in latitude their distance from thr equator |
| saga | spoken tales repeated from one generation to the next |
| navigation | science used by sailors to plot their course and find their location far from land |
| slave trade | the buying and selling of human beings |
| Renaissance | period in Europe beginning in about 1350 during whichthere was a new desire to learn more about the arts, ciences, and other parts of the world |