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chapter 2

exploring the Americans

TermDefinition
cruscade one of a series of expiditions Europeans made to regain control of christian holy sites in the middle of east from the A.D. 1000s to the 1200s.
classical related to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
renaissance a reaweakining of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s
technology the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
astrolabe an instroment used to plan a course using stars
compass an instroment that shows the direction of magnetic north
pilgrimage a journey to a holy place
mosque a Muslim house of worship
cape a point of land that sticks out into water much like peninsula
circumnavigate to travel completly around something usually by water
conquistador a town in the Spanish ruled lands
immunity a religious community were farming was carried out and native Americans where converted to christianity
pueblo a fort
mission a large farm
presidio a sixteenth century religious movement rejecting or changing some roman catholic teachings and practices and establishing protestant churches
plantation a fleet of warships
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