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SS 8 FINALS
Vocabs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Empirical reasoning | Drawing conclusions from physical evidence |
| Copernicus | first scientist to state that the Earth is not the centre of the Earth |
| Inquisition | Church court that tried heretics, people who disagreed with Church teaching |
| Caravel | A ship that sail into the wind by tracking |
| Lode stone | A naturally magnetic stone, used as a compass |
| Log line | Used to measured the ship's speed. |
| Quadrant | Measured the height of the sun or a star above the horizon |
| Dias | A navigator that was set out to find a way around Africa with two caravels. |
| Da Gama | A navigator that was sent out to find a sea-route around Africa |
| Columbus |