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Year 9 History Terms

TermDefinition
Voyages A course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
Christopher Columbus An Italian navigator who was funded by the Spanish Government to find a passage to the Far East. He is given credit for discovering the "New World".
Exploration The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
Conquistadores Spanish 'conqueror' or soldier in the New World. They were searching for the 3-G's: gold, God, and glory.
History A record of past events, actions and people.
Historical Sources Something that tells us about history.
Primary Sources Eyewitness accounts of history. They include letters, diaries, speeches, and interviews.
Secondary Sources. Information consist of descriptions and explanations that are created after a historical event has already taken place.
Timeline A diagram that shows when events took place during a given period of time.
Columbian Exchange The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
Slavery A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people.
Plantation A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country.
Triangular Trade A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s. Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa.
New World The name given by Europeans to the Americas( North and South America), which were unknown to most Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
Old World The regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas; Europe, Asia, Africa.
Social Stratification A system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy.
Middle Passage A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.
Auction The public sale of something to the highest bidder.
Conquest Taking control of a people or place through military force.
Colony A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent.
Slave Branding The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, was burned into the skin of a living slave.
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