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History Ch 3 Keyterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| emperor | the ruler of an empire |
| magnetic compass | made it possible for sailors to determine their direction at sea |
| caravan | a group of traders travelling together |
| pilgrimage | a journey taken for religious reasons |
| astrolabe | an instrument that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location in latitude |
| saga | long spoken tales that are repeated from one generation to the next |
| Renaissance | period in Europe beginning in about 1350 during which there was a new desire to learn more about the arts, sciences, and other parts of the world |
| navigation | science used by sailors to plot their course and determine their location |
| slave trade | buying and selling of human beings |