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social studies
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History
7th Grade
08/31/2010

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          renaissance
Definition
a period of intellectual and artistic creativity,c.1300-1600.
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           technology
Definition
the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes paved the way for European voyages of exploration.
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            astrolabe
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an instrument that measured the position of stars.

 

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              caravel
Definition
small, fast ship with a broad bow.
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         pilgrimage
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a journey to a holy place.

 

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            mosques
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muslim houses of worship, in the capital of Timbuktu.
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               strait
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a narrow passage way connecting two large bodies of water.
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       circumnavigate
Definition
soil around, the world.
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             pueblos
Definition
towns that were established as a center of trade.
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             missions
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religious communities that usually included asmall town, surrounding farmland, and a church.
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              presidio
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a fort that was usually built near a mission.
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       encomienda
Definition
the right to demand taxes or labor for Native Americans living on the land.
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          plantation
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a large estate.
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        mercantilism
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the theory that a state's or nations power depended on its wealth.
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   ColumbianExchange
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exchange of goods, ideas, and people between Europe and the Americas.
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    Northwest Passage
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Water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers.
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      coureurs de bois
Definition
French trapper living among Native Americans.
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            classical

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relating to ancient Greese and Rome.
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        conquistadors

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explorers who recieved grant from Spanish explorers.
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              tribute
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money paid for protection.
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    line of demarcation[image]
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an imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic from the North Polen to the South Pole.
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