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SS vocab #2
Term | Definition |
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Monarch | King or Queen ( Born into power) |
Crusades | Wars fought by christians and muslims in the Middle ages for control of the Middle East ( The Holy land) |
Renaissance | (Rebirth) A time when a burst of learning took place in Europe from 1300's-1600's |
Magnetic Compass | Device that shows which direction North is. |
Colony | Group of people who move to a new land and are governed by their native - land |
Conquistador | Spanish word for conquer |
Circumnavigate | To travel around; sail around the world |
Columbian Exchange | The transfer of people, products and Ideas between Europe and the Americas |
Encomienda | Right given by the spanish government that allowed spanish settlers to demand labor from Native Americans |
Plantation | Farm worked by laborers who lived on the property (Farm worked by slaves) |
Middle Passage | Ocean trip from Africa to the americas in which thousands of enslaved Africans died |
Mercantilism | economic theory that colonies existed to make the country wealthy and powerful (Think of Monopoly) |
Northwest Passage | A waterway through or around the North America (Not existent) |
Courerurs de bois | French term that referred to European traders who lived and worked with Native Americans. |
Alliance | An Agreement between parties that benefits them both |