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History Words Flashcards

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Classical

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Related to the culture of Ancient Greece and Rome

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Renaissance

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A reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s

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Technology

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The use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

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Astrolabe

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An instrument used to plan a course, using the stars

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Compass

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An instrument that shows the direction of magnetic north

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Pilgrimage

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A journey to a holy place

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Mosque

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A Muslim house of worship

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Cape

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A point of land that sticks out into the water, much like a peninsula

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Circumnavigate

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To travel completely around something, usually by water

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Conquistador

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Spanish explorer

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Immunity

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Resistance, such as to a disease

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Crusade

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One of the series of expeditions Europeans made to regain control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East from the a.d. 1000s to 1200s

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