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Social Studies Week 5 & 6
week 5 & 6
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Social Studies
5th Grade
11/26/2020

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privateers
Definition
pirates who were protected by a country and could legally sell captured goods
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cash crop
Definition
a crop grown to be sold for a profit
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plantations
Definition
large areas of land used to grow one kind of cash crop
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patrons
Definition
rich empires that paid people to study, explore, or create art of the glory of the empire
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trade route
Definition
an area used by merchants for economic purposes
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celestial navigation
Definition
using the sun, moon, and starts to find a location
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astrolabe
Definition
an instrument that determine latitude
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quadrant
Definition
a tool used to determine bows and beams
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caravel
Definition
a ship with broad bows and beams
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catrography
Definition
map making
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Indies
Definition
what Europe called Asia in the 1400s
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caravans
Definition
groups of traders that traveled together
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imports
Definition
goods that come into a country for sale
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exports
Definition
good made in a country and sent to another country for sale
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Name 3 things people of Europe and people of the Americas had in common.
Definition
they had history, art, and religion in common
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What 4 things did the people on both sides of the Atlantic quickly exchange during the Columbian exchange?
Definition
Goods, people, Plants, animals & Diseases
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What countries did the Columbian exchange include?
Definition
Americas, Europe, Africa & Asia
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What was the result of the high demand on sugar?
Definition
It made sugarcane producers want to increase the supply
Term
What product Europeans would pay a high price for?
Definition
Sugar
Term
What location did Sugarcane grow well in?
Definition
a warm environment like the Caribbean islands.
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Who did plantation owners use to harvest crops?
Definition
Slaves
Term
Exploration of the Americas created a new market where traders could sell who/what?
Definition
enslaved Africans
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Which explorer was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean?
Definition
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Term
Who were the patrons that funded Christopher Columbus voyage in 1492?
Definition
Ferdinand and Isabella the king and queen of Spain
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What was the benefit of having a patron?
Definition
They paid for ships, tools & crew for the voyage
Term
scarcity
Definition
When demand for a good is high but the supply is low.
Term
How did Columbus voyage help other explorers?
Definition
Columbus share what he learned. It opened a new door to adventure for other explorers
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How were the American Indian societies and the European societies the same?
Definition
They had art, history and protection of their communities
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Why didn’t Europeans have to hunt for food?
Definition
They had domesticated animals on their farm
Term
What animal became popular with the people of the Americas?
Definition
horse
Term
Who protested the Catholic Church?
Definition
Protestants
Term
Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?
Definition
The pope
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Christopher Columbus
Definition
sailed from Spain to Caribbean
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Jacques Cartier
Definition
Sailed from North America to Northwest passage
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John Cabot
Definition
Sailed from England to Canada
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Pedro Cabral
Definition
sailed around Africa and landed on the coast of South America
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