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Ch. 10 Vocab.

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astrolabe   a device used to find latitude at sea  
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capitalism   a system in which people, rather than the governments, own property and make goods  
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caravel   an early type of Portuguese ship  
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cartography   the science of map-making  
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colony   settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland  
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Columbian Exchange   the global exchange of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases that began after Christopher Columbus' voyages  
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commerce   the buying and selling of goods enlarge amounts over large distances  
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compass   a device used to find direction when traveling  
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Dutch East India Company   Dutch trading empire in Indonesia  
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East India Company   English trading empire in India  
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exports   to sell to another country  
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imports   to buy from another country  
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invest   to put money into a project  
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mercantilism   the idea that a country gains power by building up its supply of gold and silver  
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pampas   grassy plains  
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fund   money available for a specific purpose  
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anticipate   to expect something to happen a certain way  
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locate   to look for and find a place or object  
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transfer   to move to a different place  
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primary   the first and most important thing or duty  
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positive   to have a good reaction or ending  
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aid   to provide help  
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