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Wiker SS Ch. 3
Vocabulary from Ch. 3 - Time of Exploration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the money left over after all expenses have been paid | profit |
| the method of planning and controlling the course of a ship | navigation |
| a person who makes maps | cartographer |
| an instrument formerly used to calculate one’s position compared to the sun, moon, and stars | astrolabe |
| a ship that used square or triangular sails to travel long distances swiftly | caravel |
| a long journey | expedition |
| a meeting | encounter |
| the conquered lands of many people and places governed by one rule | empire |
| a king or queen | monarch |
| a time marked by advances in thought, learning, art, and science during the 15th and 16th centuries. In French, this word means “rebirth” | Renaissance |
| an instrument used to find direction | compass |
| a city and the surrounding area that stands as an independent state | city-state |
| to declare that a person or country owns something | claim |
| a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas | isthmus |
| a line that makes a boundary | demarcation |
| an agreement between nations about peace, trade, or other matters | treaty |
| a sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose | grant |
| any of the Spanish conquerors in the Americas during the early 1500s | conquistador |
| leaving one’s duties, such as military service, without permission | desertion |
| a waterway in North America thought to connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean | Northwest Passage |
| the wide mouth of a river where ocean tides flow in | estuary |
| the fast moving, dangerous place in a river caused by the sudden drop in elevation | rapid |
| a business | company |
| rebellion against the leader of one’s group | mutiny |