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chapt. 3 vocab 5thss
chapt. 3 vocab 5th
Question | Answer |
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ruler of an empire | emperor |
Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north | magnetic compass |
group of traders traveling together, especially in the desert | caravan |
journey taken for religious reasons | pilgrimage |
navigational tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their way | astrolabe |
long, spoken tale repeated from one generation to the next | saga |
period in Europe begging in about 1350 during which there was a new desire to learn more about the arts, sciences, and other parts of the world | Renaissance |
Science used by sailors to plot their course and determine their location | navigation |
buying and selling of human beings | slave trade |
a celebration in which the hosts give gifts to their guests | potlatch |