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Week of 11/26-12/1

World History Vocabulary Words

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astrolabe tool used by explorers to calculate latitude
magnetic compass tool used by explorers to track direction
caravel a ship invented in the 1400s with triangular sails that could sail more effectively against the wind
Treaty of Tordesilles 1494 agreement between Spain and Portugal, declaring the newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east would belong to Portugal.
conquistador Spanish soldiers, explorers, and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the Americas in the 16th century
circumnavigate to circle the entire globe
Columbian Exchange A global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas
triangular trade the transatlantic trading network along which slaves and other goods were carried between Africa, England, Europe, and the West Indies, and the colonies in the Americas
Middle Passage The voyage that brought captured Africans to the West Indies, and later to north and south America to be sold as slaves—considered to be the middle leg of triangular trade
mercantilism an economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealthy and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver by selling more goods than they bought
Christopher Columbus explorer that discovered the Americas while searching for a sea route to India
Ferdinand Magellan the first explorer to sail around the world
Vasco de Gama explorer from Portugal that opened a sea route to India by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa
Hernando Cortez Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztecs
mestizo an individual that is a mixture of Spanish and Native American heritage
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