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people who buy and sell goods
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the process sailors use to plan their course and find locations far from land
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a navigational tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon
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a tool invented by the Chinese so sailors would know which direction they were traveling
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the use of scientific knowledge and new ideas to create practical tools that improve lives
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a ship with triangular sails
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stores and small settlements where goods could be bought snd sold
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slave traders bought and sold humans as property
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someone who gives financial support to another person or cause
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Spanish soldiers who were conquerors
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a group of nations or peoples ruled by a single group or leader
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to sail completely around the world
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a settlement or area far from the country that rules it
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the movement of people, ideas, cultures, and even diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres
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an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly
