My World Chapter 2

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Someone who gives financial support to a person or a cause

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patron

Front

a person who buys and sells goods

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merchant

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an outbreak of a quickly spreading disease

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epidemic

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the buying and selling humans as property

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slave trade

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a settlement far from the country that rules it

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colony

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A navigation tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon.

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Astrolabe

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Which tool helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator? Options: The astrolabe, compass, maps, telescope

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maps

Front

Which tool helped European sailors know which direction they were going?

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compass

Front

Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?

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Prince Henry

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Which of the following explains why King Fredinanad and Queen Isabella agreed to fund Columbus's voyage? Options: They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity in Asia, They wanted to move to an island in the Caribbean Sea, They were hoping to invade other Asian countries, They wanted to trade with Native Americans

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They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity in Asia