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Exploration&Conquest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| indigenous | native; originating from a certain place |
| motivation | reason for doing something |
| exploration | traveling through unfamiliar territory to learn more about it |
| colonization | when a group of people settle in a new area |
| economy | the process by which goods are bought, sold, or traded |
| benefit | good or helpful result |
| consequence | a negative or hurtful result |
| compass | a navigational instrument for finding directions |
| astrolabe | a navigational instrument used to measure the angles of celestial bodies (like the Sun, moon, and stars) so sailors would know their latitude and longitude |
| conquer | to take over by force |
| Columbian Exchange | the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technology between the Old World (European countries and Africa) and the New World (North and South America) |