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SS:Age of Exp.vocab
| term | part of speech | definition |
|---|---|---|
| Age of Exploration | noun | time period when European countries explored other areas of the world in search of land, goods, and trading partners * also called the Age of Discovery |
| hemisphere | noun | *one-half of the Earth {northern and southern hemispheres ~~ divided by the equator} [eastern and western hemispheres ~~divided by the Prime Meridian] |
| trade route | noun | path used by traders |
| navigation | noun | the art of guiding a ship from place to place safely |
| caravel | noun | small, fast ship used by Spanish and Portuguese explorers for long journeys |
| magnetic compass | noun | a navigational tool that uses a magnetized needle aligns with the Earth’s magnetic field to point north. |
| astrolabe | noun | a tool to measure a ship's latitude at sea by measuring the angle between the horizon and the stars. |
| colonization | noun | the act of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area |
| conquistador | noun | a warrior, especially one of the Spanish conquerors in the New World. |
| pre-Columbian civilization | noun | indigenous civilizations which rose, flourished, and fell in the Americas before 1492 |
| slavery | noun | condition in which one human being was owned by another |
| Atlantic Slave Trade | noun | From 1500-1800, millions of Africans were captured and forced onto ships going to the Americas. Once there, they were sold into slavery. |
| Columbian Exchange | noun | an exchange of diseases, plants, animals, and humans between the Old World and the New World |
| . Old World | noun | *the part of the world that was known by Europeans before the Age of Exploration; * the eastern hemisphere (Europe, Asia, and Africa) |
| New World | noun | *the part of the world that was not known by Europeans before the Age of Exploration; *the western hemisphere (North and South America) |