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ch. 2
exploring the americans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crusade n | one of a series of expeditions Europenas made to regain control of Christian holy cites in the Middle East from A.D 1000s to the 1200s |
| classical v | related to the culture of anicent Greece and Rome |
| renaissance n | a reawakening of culture and intellectual curioisty Europe from the 13000s to the 1600s |
| technlolgy n | the use of scientifc knowledge for practical purposes |
| astrobale n | an instrument used toplan a course, using the stars |
| compass n | an instrument that shows the direction of magnetic north |
| pilgrimage n | a journey to a holy place |
| mosque n | a Muslim house of worship |
| acquire v | to get possession of control of |
| cape v | a point of land that sticks out into water, much like a peninsula |
| circumnavigate v | to travel completely around something, using by water |
| devote v | to commit oneself or ones resources to something |
| alter v | to change |
| conquistador n | Spanish explorer |
| immunity n | resistance, usch as to disease |
| pueblo adj | a town in thee Spanish- ruled lands |
| misson n | a religious community where farming was carried out and Native Americans were converted to Christianity |
| presidio n | a fort |
| plantation n | a large farm |
| found v | to start, to establish |
| reformation n | a sixteenth century religious movement rejecting or changing some Roman catholic teachings and practices and establishing Protestant church |
| protestantism n | a form of Christianity that was in oppostion to the catholic Church |
| armada n | a fleet of warships |
| Northwest passage n | a sea passage between the Alantic and the Pacifc Oceans along the north coast of North America |
| tentant farmer n | settler who pays rent or provides work to a landwork in eexchnage for the right to use the landowners land |
| pose v | to present; to after |
| contact n | when two or more groups come together |
| widespread adj | over a wide area |
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