Soc St. ch. 2
Terms
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- privateer
- the captain of an army, privately owned ship, whom the government has given permission to attack enemy ships, any private ship operated by such a person
- mosque
- a house of worship for people who believe in Islam
- Arabic numeral
- one of our symbols for numbers such 1, 2, 3
- astrolabe
- an instrument that measures the distance between the sun or stars and the horizon; once used by sailors for navigation
- Ambush
- to attack by surprise from a hiding place
- saga
- Icelandic legends about events that happened in the past
- immunity
- the ability to resist getting sick from a disease
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epidemic
- an outbreak of disease that makes many people sick at once.
- plantation
- a large farm where crops are grown and the people who tend it live on the land
- Islam
- a religion based on the belief that there is only one God and that Muhammad was his most important prophet
- Columbian exchange
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the transfer of peoples, plants, and animals across the
Atlantic Ocean after Columbus first trip to the Americas - legend
- a story that is told over and over again by many generalions of people
- merchant
- a person who makes money by buying and selling goods
- pilgrimage
- a journey made by religious people to a place they consider sacred
- emperor
- a man who rules different groups of people throughout a large area