History vocab words chapter 3

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ruler of an empire

emperor

tool used by sailors to determine their direction at sea

magnetic compass

group of traders traveling together

caravan

journey taken for religious reasons

pilgrimage

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

astorlabe

long spoken tale repeated from one generation to the next

saga

buying and selling of human beings

slave trade

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

navigation

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

Renaissance