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Navigation: to plan & control the course of a ship

circumnavigate: To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.

expedition: a journey to achieve a goal

settlement: a small community of people living in a new place

merchant: someone who buys & sells goods to earn money

Silk Road: a series of trade routes between Europe & Asia

technology: the use of scientific knowledge & tools to do things better & more rapidly

astrolabe: a tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon for navigation

compass: an instrument with a magnetic needle that always points north

slavery: a cruel system in which people are bought & sold & made to work without pay

conquistador: A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs

colony: an area of land ruled by another country

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