Age of Exploration Social Studies Mrs. Ingle’s Class 2010 Created by Stacy Royster & Suzanne Culbreth
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The science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship
Navigation
An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and effects many people
epidemic
A group of people and animals who travel together
caravan
A tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon
Astrolabe
A place ruled by a king or queen
Kingdom
A small community of people living in a new place
settlement
a cruel system in which people are bought and sold and made to work without pay
slavery
The use of scientific knowledge and tools to do things better and more rapidly
technology
The money a business has left over after all the expenses are paid
profit
To sail completely around something
circumnaviagte
Someone who buys and sells goods to earn money
merchant
A line of latitude
parallel
A religious community where priest taught Christianity
mission
A line of longitude
meridian
A large farm or ranch, often with its own village or church
hacienda
The exact latitude and longitude of a place on a globe
absolute location
To convince someone to change his or her religion or belief
convert
An area of land ruled by another country
colony
The Spanish word for conqueror
conquistador
A journey to achieve a goal
expedition
Many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader
empire
A violent uprising against a ruler
revolt
Wanted to find gold and the legendary “fountain of youth”
Ponce de Leon
First explorer to see the Grand Canyon in Arizona
Vesquez de Coronado
Conquered the Aztec empire in present day Mexico
Hernan Cortes
His voyage proved people could sail around the world
Ferdinand Magellan
Explored eastern South America and claimed it for Portugal
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
An Italian explorer that made several voyages to South America and the Caribbean
Amerigo Vespucci
Sailed to present day Panama in Central America
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Names of Columbus three ships
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria