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The age of exploration vocab 2013

TermDefinition
Henry The Navigator started a navigator school his goal was o explore west coast of Africa
colony a country or area under full or partial political control of another country typically a distnat one.
conquistador a leader in the spanish conquest of america and especially of mexico and peru in the 16th century
creoles numerous people of mixed Portuguese and african ancestry
mestizo a person of mixed ancestry mostly europeans and native american ancestry
mulattoes a person with one white parent and one black
slave trade took place across the atlantic ocean from the 16th-19th centuries, they were brought to the "New World"
Middle Passage the slaves journey from the west coast of Africa across the alantic
Chattle Slavery owning a slave
Mercantilism they produced money or items for the mother country
circumnavigation traveling all the way around an island content or planet earth
Monopoly when a specific person is enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity
caravel a small maneverable ship made by the Portuguese in the 16th century
persecution mistreated of an individual or group by another group
missionary ember of a religious group to do evangelism or ministries of service
plantation long artificially established forest farm or estate where crops are grown for sale
viceroy a regal office who runs a country colony in the name of a monarch
emigrate act of permanently leaving ones country or religion to go to a new one
import export carry in=import bring out= export
columbian exchange change between old and new worlds exchange plants animals disease and technology
new world one of the names used for the western hemisphere americas Europe asia Africa
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