Key Vocabulary
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Empire | A group of nations ruled over by another country
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Colony | A country or region that is ruled by another country
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The Treaty of Tordesillas | An agreement that divided the 'New World' between Spain and Portugal.
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Clinker Built | Ships that were built with overlapping planks of wood to give them strength against the Atlantic waves
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Lateen Sails | Triangular sails that allowed ships to sail against the wind.
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Caravel | A ship that is clinker built and has lateen sails
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Compass | An instrument which gives direction
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Latitude | Distance from the equator
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Quadrant | Instrument which gives latitude by looking at the position of the North Star in the sky
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Astrolabe | An instrument which gives latitude by looking at the position of the sun in the sky.
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Log and line | A way of calculating the speed a ship is going by counting knots
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Conquistador | Spanish word for 'soldier', referring to those who conquered the 'New World' for Spain
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Aztec | Native empire in Mexico, conquered by Cortes
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Inca | Native empire in Peru, conquered by Pizarro
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