The act of traveling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it

To claim land for a nation by establishing a settlement

A person who is competing for the same goal or object as another

A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

A policy of extending a country power and influence through colonization, military force, or other means

The ruler in a government in which authority over the people is retained through a ruling family

To change to something new or different

A person who works to spread their religious beliefs, often in a foreign country

Money or goods given to the ruler of a country, often in exchange or protection

Passed on or transmitted from parent to child

A crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming

A grant given to a Spanish colonist that specifies a number of in indigenous people living in an area and authorizes the colonist to demand labor or tribute form those indigenous people

An extensive group of states or countries under single supreme authority

A soldier during the 16th and 17th centuries who defeated indigenous people in the American and took their land for Spain

The capturing, transporting, selling, and buying of human being as salves

A building or group of building used by a religious organization to spread its faith

To hold someone captive and force them to work without pay

The spread of people, ideas, technology, and products from one culture to another

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Question	Answer
Exploration	The act of traveling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it
Colonize	To claim land for a nation by establishing a settlement
Rival	A person who is competing for the same goal or object as another
Strait	A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water
Cartographer	A person who makes maps
Imperialism	A policy of extending a country power and influence through colonization, military force, or other means
Monarch	The ruler in a government in which authority over the people is retained through a ruling family
Convert	To change to something new or different
Missionary	A person who works to spread their religious beliefs, often in a foreign country
Tribute	Money or goods given to the ruler of a country, often in exchange or protection
Hereditary	Passed on or transmitted from parent to child
Cash crop	A crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming
Encomienda	A grant given to a Spanish colonist that specifies a number of in indigenous people living in an area and authorizes the colonist to demand labor or tribute form those indigenous people
Empire	An extensive group of states or countries under single supreme authority
Conquistador	A soldier during the 16th and 17th centuries who defeated indigenous people in the American and took their land for Spain
Slave trade	The capturing, transporting, selling, and buying of human being as salves
Mission	A building or group of building used by a religious organization to spread its faith
Enslave	To hold someone captive and force them to work without pay
Cultural diffusion	The spread of people, ideas, technology, and products from one culture to another
Indigenous	Native; original to a place

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