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Social Studies Ch. 2

Social Studies vocab words (Exploring the Americs)

TermDefinition
Crusade one of a series of expeditions Europeans made to regain control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East from A.D. 1000's to the 1200's
classical related to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
Renaissance a reawaking of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s
technology the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
astrolobe an instrument used to plan a course using the stars
compass an instrument that shows the direction of magnetic north
acquire to get possession or control of
mosque a Muslim house of worship
pilgrimage a journey to a holy place
cape a point of land that sticks out into water, much like a penisula
alter to change
devote to commit oneself or one's resources to something
circumnavigate to travel completely around something, usually by water
conquistador Spanish explorer
immunity resistance, such as to disease
contract when two or more groups or objects come together
found to start, to establish
presidio a fort
plantation a large farm
pueblo a town in the Spanish-ruled lands
mission a religious community where farming was carried out and Native Americans converted to Christianity
widespread over a wide area
armada a fleet of warships
Reformation a sixteenth-century religious movement rejecting or changing some Roman Catholic teachings and practices and establishing Protestant churches
Protestanism a form of Christianity that was in opposition to the Catholic Church
Northwest Passage a sea passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans along the north coast of North America
pose to present; to offer
tenant farmer settler whos pays rent or provides work to a landowner in exchange for the right to use the landowner's land
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