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5th Grade Chapter 02
The Age of Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charter | a document granting someone ownership of something |
| claim | to declare that a place belongs to one's country upon arrival at a place |
| colony | a territory settled by people from another place, usually far away |
| conquest | victories by invading armies |
| diverse | containing many types of people or things |
| merchants | people who buy and sell goods |
| navigation | the art of guiding a boat, plane, or other transportation vehicle |
| resistance | defense to diseases developed by the immune system |
| settlement | town created by people in an area previously uninhabited by that people |
| warship | ships mounted with cannons or other large guns |