1 . latitude the amount of money or property that a company or a person uses in carrying on a business 2 . longitude distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured in degrees from a certain meridian 3 . astrolabe distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees 4 . mercantilism economic system prevailing in europe in the 1500s and 1600s that favored a balance of exports over imports 5 . renaissance the great revival of art and learning in europe during the 1300s, 1400s, and 1500s 6 . capital an astronomical instrument used to measure the altitude of the sun or star