Chapter 3: The Age of Exploration
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 technology | the use of scientific knowledge and tools to make or do something |
| navigation | the science of planning and following a route |
| expedition | a trip taken with the goal of exploring |
| empire | lands ruled by the nation that won control over them |
| entrepreneur | a person who sets up and runs a business |
| Reconquista | the movement to make Spain all catholic |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two larger lands |
| treaty | an agreement between countries |
| grant | a sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose |
| conquistador | any of the spanish conquerors in the Americas during the early 1500's |
| reform | to change for the better |
| Reformation | a Christian movement that began in 16th century europe to change the Catholic church |
| missionary | a religious teacher sent out by a church to spread its religon |
| Northwest Passage | a waterway in North America thought to connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific ocean |
| mutiny | rebellion against the leader of one's group |
| cost | the effort made to achieve or gain something |
| benefit | something that is gained |
| Counter-Reformation | a time when the Catholic church banned books that were against its teachings and used its courts to punish people who protested Catholic rules and beliefs. |
| fact | a statement that can be checked and proved to be true. |
| opinion | a statement that tells what a person thinks or believes |
| elevation | the height of land in relation to sea level |
| contour line | a line on a drawing or map that connects all points of equal elevation |
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