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history vocab c2
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Technology | technology is the knowledge that people use to improve their way of life. for example, technolodgy helpd people find new ways to travel and to make new foods and medicines. |
| compass | a compass is an instrument that shows directions. |
| astrolabe | an astrolabe is an instrument that measures how high in the sky the sun, stars, and planets are. |
| monarches | a monarch is a king or queen. |
| enslaved | to enslave is to force people to do something against their will. |
| mainland | the mainland is the land that is a part of a continent. |
| colonies | a colony is a place ruled by another country. |
| circumnavigate | circumnavigate means ro sail all the way around. |
| tributaries | a tributary is a river or stream that runs into a larger river or stream. |
| log | a log is a journal written by the captin of the ship to record the events that happen on the trip. |