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S.S. Vocabulary
The meeting of different world
Term | Definition |
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Monarch | king and queen |
Crusades | war fought by christians and muslims in the middle ages for control of the middle east ( holy land ) |
Renaissance | ( rebirth ) a time when a burst of learning took place in Europe from 1300's - 1600's ( 1492 ) |
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 conqueror ( enemy to native american ) |
Circumnavigate | to travel around; sail around the world ( found out 1519 the earth was round ) |
Columbian Exchange | the transfer of people, products and ideas between Europe and the america's |
Encomienda ( slavery ) | right given by the spanish government that allowed spanish settlers to demand labor or taxes from native american |
Plantation ( slave ) | farm worked by laborers who live on the property |
Middle Passage ( slave ship ) | ocean trip from africa to the americas in which thousands of enslaved african died |
Mercantilism | economic theory that colonies existed to make the home country wealthy and powerful |
Northwest passage ( does not actually exist ) | a waterway through or around north america |
Coureurs de bois | french term that referred to european traders who lived and worked with the native americans |
Alliance | an agreement between parties that benefits them both |