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| astronomy | study of the stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies |
| compass | device showing the direction of magnetic north that is used to find geographical direction |
| caravel | sailing vessel developed in Europe which, because of its large size and triangular sails, allowed Europeans to safely sail long distances. |
| Marco Polo | Italian merchant who traveled to China and lived in the court of Kubla Khan. |
| Henry the Navigator | Prince of Portugal: founded a school for sailors |
| Kubla Khan | Ruler of the Mongol Empirer from 1260 to 1294 |
| Bartolomeu Dias | First European to sail around the tip of Africa |
| Vasco da Gama | Portugese explorer who |
| Christopher Columbus | Italian explorer who arrived in the Americas in 1492 |
| Khanbalik | City in China visited by Marco Polo unknown to Europeans |
| Calicut | Port in India where Vasco da Gama loaded his ships with spices and sailed back to Europe |
