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unit 2 vocab js
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| astrolabe | a device that enabled navigators to learn their ship's location by charting the position of the stars |
| carvel | ships that used triangular sails to sail against the wind, and had rudders to improve steering |
| uncharted | unmapped |
| circumnavigate | to travel all the way around the globe |
| Columbain Exchange | the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa |
| Era | an important or distinctve period of history |
| Observatory | a room or building housing a telescope or other scientific equipment |
| Navigation | planning and following a route, especially charting a course for a ship |
| Taino | a member of the Arawak people of the Bahamas became extinct after contact with Spanish explorers |
| Line of Demarcation | boundary between Spanish and Portuguese territories in the New World |