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5th Grade Chapter 02
The Age of Exploration
Term | Definition |
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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 |