Vocab
Merchant
a person who buys and sells goods for profit
Slave trade
getting, transporting, and selling human beings as slaves
Navigation
the process of planning a route and finding one's location
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Astrolabe
an instrument used in navigation that measure the sun and stars
Caravel
a small, fast sailing ship
Patron
a person who supports another financially
Conquistador
a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors in North or South America in the 1500s
Expedition
a journey or voyage
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Empire
a large group of states or countries
Colony
a country or area under the control of another country
Epidemic
a widespread disease
Columbian Exchange
the movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres
Plantation
a large farm on which a single crop is usually grown
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Diversity
differences, such as those among different peoples
Cultural Region
an area where peoples share some ways of life
Dugout
a boat made from a large, hollowed-out log
Pit House
a house built partly over a hole dug in the earth so that some of its rooms are under the ground
Clan
a group of families that are related to one another
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Barter
to exchange goods with other people
Potlatch
a special Native American gathering at which the hosts give away valuable gifts
Totem Pole
a wooden post that is carved with shapes of people and animals to show family's history
Arid
very dry
Kachina
one of the spirits that are important in the religion of the Hopis and other Pueblo peoples
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Ceremony
a service preformed for a special purpose, such as for religion
Hogan
a cone-shaped house built by covering a log frame with mud or grass