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Unit 6 Chapter 1 Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| navigation | the skill or science of determining the route to a destination |
| astrolabe | a navigational tool used to determine the position of the sun, a star, or another object in the sky |
| compass | a device that uses a magnetic pointer to show direction |
| mercantilism | a economic system that aims to increase a country's wealth and power by controlling trade and people |
| caravel | a small, maneuverable sailing ship used by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century |
| hull | the sides and bottom of a boat |
| validate | to give official approval |
| mutiny | to rebel against leaders, especially on a ship |
| colinization | the practice of bringing people from a different country to control and settle an area that already has an Indigenous population |
| circumnavigate | to travel completely around something (such as earth), especially by water |