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Wiker SS Ch. 3
Vocabulary from Ch. 3 - Time of Exploration
Question | Answer |
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the money left over after all expenses have been paid | profit |
the method of planning and controlling the course of a ship | navigation |
a person who makes maps | cartographer |
an instrument formerly used to calculate one’s position compared to the sun, moon, and stars | astrolabe |
a ship that used square or triangular sails to travel long distances swiftly | caravel |
a long journey | expedition |
a meeting | encounter |
the conquered lands of many people and places governed by one rule | empire |
a king or queen | monarch |
a time marked by advances in thought, learning, art, and science during the 15th and 16th centuries. In French, this word means “rebirth” | Renaissance |
an instrument used to find direction | compass |
a city and the surrounding area that stands as an independent state | city-state |
to declare that a person or country owns something | claim |
a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas | isthmus |
a line that makes a boundary | demarcation |
an agreement between nations about peace, trade, or other matters | treaty |
a sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose | grant |
any of the Spanish conquerors in the Americas during the early 1500s | conquistador |
leaving one’s duties, such as military service, without permission | desertion |
a waterway in North America thought to connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean | Northwest Passage |
the wide mouth of a river where ocean tides flow in | estuary |
the fast moving, dangerous place in a river caused by the sudden drop in elevation | rapid |
a business | company |
rebellion against the leader of one’s group | mutiny |