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History vocab unit 2
Question | Answer |
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unchatrted | unmapped |
astroable | a device that enabled navigators to learn their ships 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 |
circumnavigate | to travel all around the world |
Columbian Exchange | the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and europe, asia, and africa |
Era | an important or distinctive period of history |
Observatory | a room or building housing a telescope or other scientific equipment |
Taino | a member of the Arawak people of the Bahamas became extinct after contact with spanish explorers |
Line of Demaracation | boundary between spanish and portuguese territories in the new world |
Navigation | planning and following a route, especially charting a a course of a ship |