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Unit 2 Vocab cl
vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Uncharted | Unmapped |
| Era | An important of distinctive 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 |
| 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 |
| Circumnavigate | To travel all the way around the globe |
| Columbian Exchange | The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa |
| Line of Demarcation | Boundary between Spanish and Portuguese territories in the New World |