Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
ch.2 exploring the a
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crusade | one of a series of expeditions Europeans made to regain control of christian holy sites in middle east from the A.D. 1000s to the 1200s |
| classical (adj) | related to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome . |
| renaissance(n) | a reawakening of culture and intellecutual curiosity in Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s |
| technolgoy (n) | the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. |
| astrolabe (n) | an instrument used to plan a course using the stars. |
| compass(n) | an instrument that shows the direction of magnetic north |
| pilgrimage mosque (n) | a journey to a holy place a Muslim house of worship |
| acquire(v) | to get possession or control of |
| cape (n) | a point that sticks out into water,much like a peninsula |
| circumnative (n) | to travel completely around something usually by water. |
| conquistador (n) | Spanish explore |
| immunity (n) | resistance , such as to disease .. |
| pueblo (n) | a town the Spanish ruled lands |
| mission (n) | a religious community where farming was carried out and natve Americans were converted to Christianity |
| presidio (n) | a fort |
| plantation (n) | a larger farm. |
| Reformation (n) | a sixteenth century religious movement |
Created by:
user-1973350
Popular U.S. History sets