Ch9 Age of Exploration
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quadrant, astrolabe
instruments that determined a ships latitude by using the position of the stars and sun
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compass
instrument used to identify north, south, east and west
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log and line
measured a ships speeds in knots by letting out a rope tied in it at regular intervals
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caravel
A small, fast sailing ship
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conquistadores
Spanish conquerors who explored and took over lands in the Americas.
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colonisation
The process of one country taking control of another area and its people.
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slavery triangle
A trade system linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas that traded goods and enslaved people.
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colombian exchange
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and goods between the Americas and Europe.
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