Life in the Eastern Hemisphere Vocab.

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emperor

ruler of an empire

magnetic compass

tool used by sailors to determine their direction at sea

caravan

group of traders traveling together

pilgrimage

journey taking for religious reasons

astrolabe

tool that used the sun and stars to find a location based on its distance from the equator

saga

long spoken tale repeated from one generation to the next

Renaissance

period of time that marked a new beginning in arts and sciences and a desire to learn more

navigation

science sailors use to plot their course and find their location far from land

slave trade

buying and selling of human beings