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Age of Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| circumnavigate | to sail completely around the world |
| Columbian | of or related to Christopher Columbus |
| exchange | the act of obtaining a desired object from someone by offering something in return |
| import | to bring things into one place from another |
| native | indigenous; where someone is born and raised |
| European | a person who is a citizen of a country in Europe |
| explorer | a person who travels to a new land or area |
| route | a way to get from one place to another |
| American Indians | first people who lived in North America |
| Old World | Europe, Asia, Africa |
| New World | North & South America |
| gold | a very valuable metal |
| glory | great honor or praise |
| colony | a group of people who settle in a place but keep ties to their homeland |
| colonization | building colonies to set up control in the New World |
| Exploration | to travel for the purpose of discovery |