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unit 3 social studies test
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10/27/2010

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navigation
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The science of planning and following a route.
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technology
Definition
The use of scientific knowlege and tools to make or do something.
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expedition
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is a trip taken with the goal of exploring.
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empire
Definition
a collection of lands ruled by the nation that won control of them.
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entrepreneur
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A person who starts up and runs a business
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cost
Definition
The effort made to achieve or gain something.
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benefit
Definition
reward that is gained
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reconquista
Definition
The movement to make all of Spain Catholic
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isthmus
Definition
a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
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treaty
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An agreement between countries.
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grant
Definition
A sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose.
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conquistador
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Spanish explorers in the Americas in the 1800s.
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reforms
Definition
To change
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reformation
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A christian movement that began in the 16th century. Europe as an attempt to reform the Catholic church, resulted in the forming of protestantism.
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counter reformation
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A time when the Catholic church banned books and punished people who protested Catholic ways.
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missionary
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A religious teacher sent out by a church to spread their religion.
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elevation
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The height of landing relation of sea level.
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contour line
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A line on a drawing or map that connects all points of equal elevation.
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North-West passage
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A waterway in North America thought to connect the Atlantic ocean and the Pacific ocean.
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mutiny
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Rebellion against the leader of one's group.
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colony
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A land ruled by another country.
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Johannes Gutensburg
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invented the first printing press in 1450.
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Leif Erickson
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Viking that was the first European to discover America, 500 years before Columbus.
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Vinland
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The first European settlement in America.
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Ferdinand and Isabella
Definition
The king and queen of Spain and Portugal that divided up the lands in the New World,
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New World
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A term used to describe North and South America by European explorers.
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Montechuzoma
Definition
An Aztec emperor that believed Cortes was a god.
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Cape of Good Hope
Definition
THe place at the Southern tip of Africa where the Atlantic, Southern, and Indian Oceans meet.
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astrolabe
Definition
A tool used by sailors in the 15th and 16th century to find their latitude based on the height of the sun and the North star.
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Chronometer
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A tool used by sailors in the 15th and 16th century that told accurate time and was used to find longitude.
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Moor
Definition
A term used to refer to Muslims
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