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