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Assignment #3
Vocabulary Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Astrolabe | A device that enabled navigators to learn their ship's location by charting the position of the stars. |
| Caravel | Ships that used triangular sails to sail against the wind, and had rudders to improve steering. |
| Uncharted | Unmapped |
| Era | A period of time |
| Columbian Exchange | The transfer of plants, animals, and diseas between the americas and europe, asia, and africa. |
| Circumnavigate | To travel around the globe. |
| Observatory | A room or building housing a telescope. |
| Navigation | Art or science of directing a ship. |