Ch. 10 Vocab. Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
astrolabe | a device used to find latitude at sea |
capitalism | a system in which people, rather than the governments, own property and make goods |
caravel | an early type of Portuguese ship |
cartography | the science of map-making |
colony | settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland |
Columbian Exchange | the global exchange of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases that began after Christopher Columbus' voyages |
commerce | the buying and selling of goods enlarge amounts over large distances |
compass | a device used to find direction when traveling |
Dutch East India Company | Dutch trading empire in Indonesia |
East India Company | English trading empire in India |
exports | to sell to another country |
imports | to buy from another country |
invest | to put money into a project |
mercantilism | the idea that a country gains power by building up its supply of gold and silver |
pampas | grassy plains |
fund | money available for a specific purpose |
anticipate | to expect something to happen a certain way |
locate | to look for and find a place or object |
transfer | to move to a different place |
primary | the first and most important thing or duty |
positive | to have a good reaction or ending |
aid | to provide help |
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