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chapter 10 vocab
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7th Grade
05/16/2012

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astrolabe
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ancient Greek device used to fin latitude
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compass
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helps navigators find magnetic north
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caravel
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ships with an invention called a rudder
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cartography
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the science of mapmaking
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mercantilism
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idea that a country gains power by complying a large supply of gold and silver
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export
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to sell or send out goods to other countries
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import
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to buy goods from other countries
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colony
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settlement of people living in a new territory controlled by their home country
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commerce
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the buying and selling goods in large amounts over long distances
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invest
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to put money into a project
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capitalist
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system which people own property and make goods
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Columbian Exchange
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global exchange of people, goods, technology, ideas , and even diseases
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pampas
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grassy plains
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East indie company
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an empire built in England
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Dutch East India Company
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Empire built in Indonesia
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