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social studies
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Anatomy
7th Grade
06/04/2012

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astrolobe
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a device used to find latitude at sea
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compass
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a device used to find directon when traveling
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caravel
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an early type of portuguese ship
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cartography
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the science of mapmaking
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mercantilism
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the idea that a country gains power by building up its supply of gold and silver
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export
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to sell to anothe country
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import
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to buy from another country
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colony
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settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland
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commerce
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the buying and selling of goods in large amounts over long distances
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invest
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to put money ino a project
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capitalism
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a system in which people,rather than governments, own property and own goods
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columbian exchange
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the global exchange in people good technology ideas and dieseases that began after christopher columbus voyages
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pampus
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grassy plains
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east india company
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english trading empire in india
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dutch east india company
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dutch trading empire in indonesia
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