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| 276774209 | astrolabe | an early form of sextant | |
| 276774210 | zheng he | An imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa. | |
| 276774211 | portugal | a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula | |
| 276774212 | columbus | Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) | |
| 276774213 | polynesia | Islands contained in a rough triangle whose points lie in Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island | |
| 276774214 | Vasco de Gama | A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean | |
| 276774215 | Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain | |
| 276774216 | Francis Drake | English privateer who led British fleet against the Spanish Armada. | |
| 276774217 | Jacques Cartier | French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557) | |
| 276774218 | colombian exchange | the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa | |
| 276774219 | cash crops | crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit | |
| 276774220 | deforestation | The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves. | |
| 276774221 | commercialization | The transformation of an area of a city into an area attractive to residents and tourists alike in terms of economic activity. | |
| 276774222 | mercantilism | an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests | |
| 276774223 | Joint stock company | A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts. | |
| 276774224 | martin luther | a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices. | |
| 276774225 | john calvin | French humanist whose theological writings profoundly influenced religious thoughts of Europeans. Developed Calvinism at Geneva. Wrote Institutes of Christian Religion | |
| 276774226 | Anglican church | the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs) |
