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European Exploration
European Exploration - Grade 5
Term | Definition |
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exploration | the act of traveling in search of new lands, ideas, and/or things |
voyage | a long and difficult travel route by sea |
compass | an instrument with a magnetic pointer that points north and helps with direction |
astrolabe | a scientific instrument that was used to determine a ship's location by measuring the angle of the sun or a star |
caravel | a small, fast ship which could easily maneuver the winds and sail close to shore |
conquistador | a Spanish explorer and conqueror |
Northwest Passage | an all-water route the connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean by voyaging above North America through the Arctic Ocean |
colony | a territory that is controlled by a stronger country |
indigeous | native to the land |
Middle Passage | the dangerous and deadly journey of African slaves across the Pacific Ocean who were forced to work in the Americas |
Columbian Exchange | a transatlantic trade system of goods across the Atlantic to and from the American colonies with Europe and Africa |