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History Assignment 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| navigation | art or science of directing a ship |
| uncharted | unmapped |
| observatory | a room or building having a telescope |
| era | a period of time |
| astrolabe | a device that enabled navgators to learn ships location by charting stars. |
| circumnavigate | to travel all the way around the globe |
| columbian exchange | the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americans and Europe, Asia, and Africa |
| caravel | ships that used triangular sails to sail against the wind, and had rudders to improve steering |