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21 Cards in this Set
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tariff
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A tax on goods or services
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mansa
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The title for a ruler in the Mali Empire of western Africa
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land use
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The way most of the land in a place is used
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raw material
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Natural resources that can be made into useful products
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caravansary
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An inn where desert travelers found food and shelter
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cartographer
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A mapmaker
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passport
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A document giving a person permission to travel abroad
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treaty
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An agreement between nations about peace, trade, or other matters
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trade-off
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Giving up of one thing in order to get another
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opportunity cost
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The cost of giving up something when choosing something else instead
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lateen sail
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A triangle-shaped sail that allows a ship to travel into the wind
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dhow
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An Arab sailboat
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junk
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A large wooden ship with four-sided sails
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diplomat
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A person skilled in developing treaties between nations
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outrigger
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A wooden frame placed on the side of a boat or canoe to keep the craft steady in rough seas
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star path
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The way stars seem to move because of Earth's rotation
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archipelago
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A chain of islands
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Greek fire
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A chemical mixture, used by the Byzantine navy, that caught fire when water hit it.
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doge
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A leader in the Italian city-states
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Hansa
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A group of northern European merchants who worked together to protect themselves
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embargo
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A limit or ban on trade
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