Transoceanic Interconnections Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards

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Trade network connecting Europe, Middle East, China

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Silk Road

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Technological advancement for celestial navigation

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Astrolabe

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Trade network for gold, salt, slaves in Northern Africa

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Trans-Saharan Trade Network

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Triangular sail type from Arabic culture

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Lateen Sail

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Primary purpose of the caravel

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Improve speed and maneuverability across the Atlantic Ocean

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Bartolomeu Dias exploration

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Cape of Good Hope

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Crucial instrument for European exploration, indicates directions

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Compass

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First European to reach India by sailing around Africa

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Vasco da Gama

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Conqueror of the Aztec Empire

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Hernan Cortes

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Economic system for labor from indigenous people

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Encomienda