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Topic 17 VOCABULARY

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CIRCUMNAVIGATE To sail completely around the world
CARTOGRAPHY The science of making maps and globes
CARAVEL A small, narrow vessel with two or three masts and triangular sails
CONQUISTADORS The Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered territory
COLONIZATION The process of establishing settlements called colonies
VICEROY An officer who ruled in the name of the king in the Spanish Americas
ENCOMIENDA SYSTEM A system in which colonists had the right to demand labor or tribute from nearby Native Americans
LINE OF DEMARCATION A “line” that divided the non-European world into two zones (Spain had control of all lands west of the line and Portugal had control of all lands to the east of the line)
PRIVATEERS Pirates that operated with the approval of European governments
COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE The exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres
CAPITALISM An economic system in which business is privately owned and operated for profit
TRADITIONAL ECONOMY An economy in which the exchange of goods is based on custom or tradition
MARKET ECONOMY An economy in which prices and distribution of goods are based on competition in a market
NORTHWEST PASSAGE A water route to Asia through present-day Canada
PUSH-PULL FACTORS Push factors motivate people to leave their homes--Pull factors attract people to move to a new location
INDENTURED SERVANTS Poor immigrants who paid for passage to the colonies by agreeing to work for four to seven years
TRIANGULAR TRADE The triangular-shaped group of Atlantic trade routes that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas
MIDDLE PASSAGE The route that carried slaves from Africa to the New World (the Americas)
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