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Vocabulary for Lesson 2

TermDefinition
Crusade one of a series of expeditions Europeans made to regain control of Cristian holy sites in the middle east from 1000-1200.
classical related to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome.
Renaissance a reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe from the 12th century to the 15th century
Astrolabe an instrument used to plan a course using the stars
compass an instrument that shows the direction of the magnetic north
Pilgrimage a journey to a holy place
mosque a Muslim house of worship
acquire to get possession of or control of
cape a point of land that sticks out into water mush like a peninsula
devote to commit oneself or one's resources to something
alter to change
Circumnavigate to travel completely around something usually by water
conquistador Spanish explorer
immunity resistance suach as to a disease
contact when two or more groups or objects come together
pueblo a town in the Spanish ruled lands
mission a religious community where farming was carried out and native Americans were converted to christianity
presidio a fort
plantation a large farm
found to start to establish
reformation a sixteenth century religious movement rejecting or changeing some roman catholic teachings and practices and establishing protestant churches
armada a fleet of warships
protestantism a form of Christianity that was in opposite to the Catholic church.
Northwest Passage a sea passage between the atlantic and pacific oceans along the north coast of north America
widespread over a wide area
tenant farmer settler who pays rent or provides work to a landlord in exchange for the right to use the landlord's land
pose to present to offer
technology the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
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