Exam: Age of European Exploration Part 2 (Explorer Vocab)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Northwest Passage | water route connecting Atlantic and Pacific oceans through North America |
| caravel | type of 2 or 3 mast ship developed by Portugal in 1400s |
| silk road | ancient overland trading routes from China to the West (Europe) |
| trade winds | strong easterly winds that blow through the tropics and subtropics |
| sextant | astronomical instrument used to determine latitude |
| doldrums | a belt of very still air near the equator |
| circumnavigate | travel around the Earth, or any other object |
| knot | unit of speed on water |
| scurvy | disease caused by lack of vitamin C |
| buccaneer | pirate from the Caribbean |
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