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American History 1 Module 1 Review

TermDefinition
Prince Henry Leader of Portugal, known as the Navigator.
Ferdinand and Isabella Leaders who encouraged Spain to explore other countries.
New World The area of the Americas that was explored during the Age of Exploration.
Americas Also known as the New World, where present day America and Canada are located.
Astrolabe Technology that uses the stars and planets to tell the location of a ship.
Compass Device that uses magnetism to show direction with a needle and a dial.
Caravel Technology that allowed for greater speed and allowed the captain to steer the ship.
Age of Exploration Began in 1400s when countries sent explorers from Europe to the Americas to create colonies.
Exploration To travel to an unfamiliar area to learn more about it.
Colonization When one country controls another for money.
Colony An area of land that is controlled by another country.
Continent One of the main land masses of the globe, (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).
Glory Something that is a source of honor, praise, or fame.
Culture The behavior (e.g. language, food, dress, dance, art) and beliefs (e.g. religion, holidays and traditions) of a country or group of people.
Latitude Imaginary lines that are seen on a map or globe going east and west; used to help determine a location.
Cultural Diffusion When one culture influences another culture.
Trade The exchange of goods.
Goods Items that are traded.
Diseases An illness or sickness that can lead to death.
Columbian Exchange The exchange or trade of goods and other things such as diseases between the European explorers and the Native Americans in North and South America.
Immunity The ability of a person's body to fight a disease.
Small Pox A dangerous disease brought over Europe that killed Native Americans.
Measles Usually a disease found in children with red spots on their skin, came over from Europe and killed Native Americans.
Influenza Disease from Europe that killed Native Americans; also known as the flu.
Plantation A large farm for cotton, sugar, and tobacco that used slaves as workers.
Middle Passage Voyage of the slaves from Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean.
Triangle Trade Exchange of goods between Africa, the Americas and Europe.
African Slave Trade Time during which 11 million Africans were sent to the Americas to work on plantations.
Turning Point A moment in which the course of events is turned into a new direction.
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