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Unit 8
Age of Exploration
Term | Definition |
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Encomienda | Spanish settlers are given land and natives to work the land in the new colony |
Mercantilism | System in which the colony produces raw materials for the mother country, who turns them into manufactured goods and sells them back for a profit |
Colombian Exchange | Exchange of goods, animals and diseases between Europe and the Americas |
Colony | A territory under the control of a country (Ex. New Spain and Peru were colonies under control of the mother country Spain) |
Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors of Latin America (ex. Hernan Cortes & Francisco Pizzaro) |
Astrolabe | An instrument used to measure the angle of the sun or a star in order to figure out one's location |
Viceroy | Official who rules a colony in place of the king |
Imperialism | A strong country takes over and controls a weaker country |
The Middle Passage | The transport of slaves from Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean (called such due it being the "middle leg" of the triangle trade) |
African Diaspora | The forced dispersal (spreading out) of Africans from their homeland |