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Age of Ex: L1-2
The Spice Islands/ Means and Motives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| medieval | relating to the middle ages in Europe |
| spice | a plant used to add flavor to food |
| archipelago | a chain of islands |
| rain shadow | an area that gets less rain because it is on the protected side of a mountain |
| navigational | related to controlling the movement of a ship |
| trader | a person who buys or sells goods |
| monopoly | a situation in which one person, country, or company has complete control of the supply of a good or service |
| trading center | a place where people buy or sell goods |
| merchant | a person who buys and sells goods to earn money |
| negotiate | to discuss the terms of an agreement |
| Mongol | a native of the Asian nation of Mongolia |
| porcelain | a type of fine pottery |
| diplomatic mission | a phrase for a group of people who serve as representatives of their government in another country |
| motive | the reason for taking a specific action |
| cure | to preserve meat, fish, or other food by smoking, drying, or salting it |
| uncharted | never mapped |
| hull | the sides and bottom of a boat |
| rig | to prepair for sailing |
| astrolabe | a navigational tool used to determine the position of the sun, a star, or other object in the sky |
| sextant | a navigational instrument that uses a telescope ans scale to determine longitude and latitude |
| magnetic compass | a device that uses a magnetized pointer to show direction |
| hourglass | a glass device that measures time using the flow of sand |
| navigation | the act of planning and directing the movement of a ship, plane, or other vehicle |
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