Early Exploration Vocabuary

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Astrolabe

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Tells your position based on the sun and the stars

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A ship with triangular sails; invented by Portuguese shipbuilders

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caravel

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an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north

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compass

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The trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas in 1400s and 1500s was known as

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Columbian Exchange

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What continent was Christopher Columbus searching for when set sail in 1492?

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Asia

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European

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A person that is from Europe.

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What does explore mean?

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To travel to a new place.

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What is motivation?

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WHY people do things.

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What is trade?

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buying and selling goods and services.

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Sail or travel all the way around the world.

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circumnavigate