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SS Explorers Vocab
SS Explorers Success
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Silk Road | An ancient land trade route between China and the Mediterranean. |
| expedition | a journey/voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose |
| caravel | a small, highly maneuverable, and fast sailing ship |
| scurvy | a disease caused by lack of vitamin c |
| cartographer | a person who draws or produces maps |
| isthmus | a small strip of land in between 2 bodies of water |
| conquistador | a conqueror (especially Spanish) |
| circumnavigation | the process of traveling around something |
| North West Passage | the quicker route to Asia that most explorers look for |
| navigator | a person on a ship who sails and directs the course of ships |
| astrolabe | an instrument that was formerly used for taking astronomical measurements of the sun or stars |
| mutiny | open rebellion against authority. seize control of a ship from the captain. |