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chapter 1
history words
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History
Undergraduate 2
02/04/2015

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Paleo Indians
Definition
first Americans were nomadic hunters of game and gathers wild plants. p3
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Vinland
Definition
the site of first known attempt at European settlement in the Americas.p17
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John Cabot
Definition
Italian explorer who established English claims to the new world.p17
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Black death
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which traders brought from China in 1346. Disease p11
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Guinea
Definition
West Africa p8
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moveable type
Definition
type in which characters is cast on a separate piece of metal.p12
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Roanoke
Definition
North Carolina p24
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Lateen sail
Definition
triangular sail for a boat p12
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Henry the navigator
Definition
son of King John 1, dispatched ships southward along the African coast. p13
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Hernan Cortes
Definition
Spanish soldier,traded words with the ruler of the Aztec 1,18
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