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Age of Exploration

History 6th grade

TermDefinition
interaction an exchange of ideas or products
Conquistador a Spanish word for a "person who conquers." Conquistadors used force to take whatever they wanted.
Mission combination church and school designed
navigation the art of science of plotting, determining or directing the course of a mode of transportation such as a ship
Astrolabe an instrument formerly used to make astronimical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude, before the development of the sextant
smallpox a disease that causes skin blisters and high fevers. Smallpox was the deadliest pox.
Christianity a religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. The American Indians had never heard of it; and it was very different from their beliefs
Caravel It was a newer type of boat, which sat higher on the water and could handle stormier seas. It was fast and easy to steer, originally designed by the Portugese.
Caravan a group of merchants, pilgrims or travelers journeying together, usually for mutual protection in deserts or other hostile regions.
plague a disease that causes a high death rate, affects many people, and spreads easily
quadrant an instrument for measuring altitudes consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90 degrees with an index or vernier and usually having a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or horizontal direction
terra incognita Latin for "unknown land" and it was used to label maps with unknown borders
exchange to give and receive from one another
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