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Social studies #2
Term | Definition |
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Monarch | King or queen born into power |
Crusades | Wars fought by Christians and Muslims in the middle age for control of the middle east |
Renaissance | (Rebirth) A time when a burst of learning took place in Europe from 1300's to the 1600's |
Magnetic compass | A device that shows you which direction North is |
Colony | A group of people who move to a new land and is governed by their native land |
Conquistador | spanish word for conqueror |
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 spanish government that allowed Spanish settlers to demand labor of take from Native Americans |
Plantation | Farm worked by laborers that lived on the property |
Middle passage | Ocean trip from Africa to the Americas in which thousands of enslaved Africans died |
Mercantilism | (Cause of American Revolution) An Economic theory that colonies existed to make their home country wealthy and powerful |
Northwest Passage | A waterway through or around North America |
Coureurs de bois | A French term that referred to European traders. European traders who lived and worked with the Native Americans |
Alliance | An agreement between parties that benefits them both. |