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SS CHAPTER 2
VOCAB TERMS
Term | Definition |
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Circumnavigate | To sail around the world--Spanish explorer Magellan was the 1st. |
Colony | A territory settled and controlled by a more powerful country. |
Columbian Exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between different continents. |
Martin Luther | A German priest who started the Protestant Reformation in 1517. |
Mercantilism | An economic theory that stated a nation's power was based on its wealth. |
Mission | Religious communities built by the Spanish which contained a small town, surrounding farmland, and a church. |
Pilgrimage | A religious journey to a holy place. |
Plantation | A large estate which grows cash crops and is farmed by laborers who live there. |
Protestant Reformation | Started by Martin Luther King when he listed his complaints against the Catholic Church which led to the dividing of the Christian religion into Catholic and Protestant. |
Pueblo | A home or community of homes built by Native Americans. |
Renaissance | A period of the rebirth of knowledge and interest in learning in Europe between the 1300's and 1600's. |
Strait | A narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water. |
Technology | The application of scientific discoveries for practical use. |
Tribute | Payment of one country which is forced to pay for protection. |