Vocabulary words the age of exploration Flashcards
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Navigation
the act of accurately finding one’s position and planning to follow their route
Astrolabe
An instrument that used to be used for making astronomical measurements usually for finding the latitude and longitude of celestrial bodies
Magnetic Compass
A compass that has a needle that always points north
Latitude
the distance of a planet north or south of earth’s equator
Expedition
a journey or voyage undertaken people with a particular purpose
Longitude
the distance of a place east or west of earth’s equator
entrepreneur
A person who organizes and operates a buisness
colony
A country or area under the full or partial political control of another far country
Cartographer
A person who creates maps
Reform
to make changes
Circumnavigation
A route which covers at least a great circle
Convert
cause to change in form, character or function
Emperor
A sovereign ruler of great power
Mission
A place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people
Slavery
the practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay
Tributary
a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
trading post
a store or small settlement established for trading
Charter
a written grant by a country’s legislative or sovereign power
Settlement
An official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict
