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22 Cards in this Set
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Merchant |
Someone who buys and sells goods to earn money |
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Caravan |
A group of people and animals that travel together |
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Printing Press |
A machine for printing text or picture from type of plates |
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Navigation |
The process or activity of accurately ascertaining one’s portion and planning and following a route |
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Astrolabe |
An instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements |
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Compass |
An instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it |
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Caravel Sailing Ship |
Any of several sailing ships specifically: a small 15th and 16th century ship that has broad bows, high narrow prop and usually three masts |
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Taino |
A member of an extinct Arawak people formerly inhabiting the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas |
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Settlement |
A place, typically one that was previously uninhabited, where people establish a community |
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Epidemic |
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time |
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Circumnavigate |
Sail, or travel, all the way around something (especially the world) |
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The Columbian Exchange |
Refers to a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds. Exchange of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life |
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Empire |
An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, especially an emperor or empress |
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Tenochititlan |
The capital city of the Aztec Empire from the middle 1300’s to the early 1500’s |
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Pedro Alvarez Cabral |
He sailed in early 1500 and wanted to claims land for Portugal |
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America Vespucci |
Sailed in 1499 and went to Northern South America from Spain |
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
He explored in 1513. He went to Panama. His motivation was to own land himself and conquer |
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Ferdinand Magellan |
He sailed in 1519. He wanted to be the first to go around the world. Was known for circumventing the world. |
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Hernan Cortes |
Sailed to Mexico in 1518. Wanted to find gold. Defeated the Aztecs |
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Francisco Pizarro |
He sailed in 1541. Sailed to South America. Wanted to claim land. Known for conquering the Incas. |
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Juan Ponce de Leon |
Went to Florida. Sailed in 1474z wanted to claim land. |
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Hernando de Soto |
Went to Florida and Arkansas |