Unit 3-1 & 3-2 European Exploration Flashcards

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Crusades

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Christian journeys and battles to win back the holy land and spread Christianity.

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Compass

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An instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north.

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3. Astrolabe

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3. An astronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars and for the solution of other problems in astronomy and

   navigation.

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3. Lateen Sail

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3. A triangular sail set on a long sloping yard.

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3. Caravel

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3. A ship designed with triangular sails and a steering rudder, making it able to sail into the wind.

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3. Circumnavigate

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3. Travel all the way around the world.

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3. Columbian Exchange

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3. The exchange of goods and ideas between civilizations from the Eastern & Western Hemispheres.

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3. Atlantic Slave Trade

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3. The purchase of enslaved Africans by European nations in order to send them to work for colonies on farms/plantations.