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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
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History
8th Grade
10/01/2012

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Renaissance
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a period of intellectual and artistic creativity, c. 1300-1600
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Astrolabe
Definition
an instrument used by sailors to observe the positions of the stars
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Caravel
Definition
small, fast ship with a broad bow
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Mosque
Definition
a Muslim house of worship
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Strait
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a narrow passageway connecting two larger bodies of water
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Conquistador
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Spanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500s
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Viceroy
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a person who rules a country or province as the representative of the monarch
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Columbian Exchange
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exchange of goods, ideas, and people between Europe and the Americas
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Mercantilism
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the theory that a state's or nation's power depended on its wealth
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Northwest Passage
Definition
water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers
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