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S.S. Ch. 2 Vocab
Social studies chapter 2 vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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merchant | a person who buys and sells goods for profit |
trade in enslaved people | getting transporting and selling human beings |
navigation | The process of planning a route and finding one's location |
Astrolabe | An instrument used in navigation that measures the sun and stars |
Caravel | a small fast moving ship |
patron | a person who supports another financially |
Conquistador | A Spanish conqueror of the Americas |
expedition | a journey or voyage |
Empire | a large group of states or countries |
colony | a country or area under the control of another country |
epidemic | A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease. |
Columbian Exchange | the movement of people, animals, plants and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres |
plantation | a large farm on which a single crop is usually grown |