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Social Studies- Exploration
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/29/2012

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Term
Dark Ages
Definition
-Fall of the Roman Empire
-Plague- black death
-A period of decline in European History
-Loss of Roman Knowledge
-Age of Superstition and Ignorance
-Feudalism
-An economic and political system based on land ownership and class responsibilites
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Crusades
Definition
A series of holy wars to reclaim the holy land, Jersualem, from the Muslims
-International trade
-Monopoly
-Alternative trade route to Asia
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Renaissance
Definition
The rebirth of Roman art and knowledge
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Compass
Definition
An instrument for determining direction (North, East, South, and West)
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Astrolabe
Definition
A device that enables navigators to learn their ships location by charting the position of the stars
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Caravel
Definition
ships that used triangular sails to sail against the wind and had rudders to improve steering
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Monarch
Definition
King or Queen
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Silk Road
Definition
An acient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles) followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay
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Leif Erikson
Definition
-from Scandinavia
-discovered Vinland in North America
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Marco Polo
Definition
-from Italy
-discovered China
-Established European trade with Asia
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Bartolomeu Dias
Definition
-from Portugal
-sailed to the Southern tip of Africa
-The Southern tip of Africa was named "Cape of Good Hope"
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Vasco Da Gama
Definition
-from Portugal
-discovered India
-Established a sea trade route around the southern tip of Africa with Asia
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Christopher Columbus
Definition
-from Spain
-Discovered the New World (North and South America)
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Ferdinand Magelinand
Definition
-from Portugal
-cirrcumnavigate (circle)
-sailed around the world
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