Chapter 2 Vocab

The Crusades

• A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule.

• An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire.

• the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe

• Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.

The Silk Road

• the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas.-- Asia and Africa

• the name given by Europeans to the Americas, which were unknown to most Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus

• A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule

• An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire.

The Black Death

• Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.

• the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe

• The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

• A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule.

Leif Erikson

• An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets

• A Norwegian explorer of about the year 1000. He is said to have discovered a place n North America called Vinland. Several locations are possible for Vinland, including the Canadian province of Newfoundland and New England. He is sometimes called the European discoverer of America, instead of Columbus.

• the name given by Europeans to the Americas, which were unknown to most Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus

• triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind

The New World

• God, Gold, Glory

• the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas.-- Asia and Africa

• the name given by Europeans to the Americas, which were unknown to most Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus

• Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.

The Old World

• the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas.-- Asia and Africa

• Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.

• the name given by Europeans to the Americas, which were unknown to most Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus

• compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north

The 3 Gs

• A water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through northern Canada and along the northern coast of Alaska. Sought by navigators since the 16th century.

• triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind

• A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.

• God, Gold, Glory

The Age of Exploration

• An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets

• An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire.

• A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule.

• Time period during the 15th and 16th centuries when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.

Astrolabe

• triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind

• A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.

• An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets

• compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north

Magnetic Compass

• compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north

• triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind

• A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.

• An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets