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8th Grade USH1

Mr. A's Vocabulary Ch 2

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Classical relating to ancient Greece & Rome
Renaissance a period of intellectual & artistic creativity, c. 1300 to 1600
Technology the application of scientific discoveries to practical use
Astrolabe an instrument used by sailors to observe positions of the stars
Caravel small fast ship with a broad bow
Pilgrimage a journey to a holy place
mosque a Muslim house of worship
line of demarcation an imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean from the North pole to the South pole dividing the Americas between Spain & Portugal
strait a narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water
circumnavigate to sail around the world
conquistador Spanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500's
tribute money paid for protection
pueblo home or community of homes built by some Native Americans
mission (Spanish) religious settlement
presidio Spanish fort built in the Americas built to protect mission settlements
encomienda system of rewarding conquistadors with tracts of land & the right to tax & demand labor from Native Americans who lived on the land.
Plantation a large estate run by an owner or manager & farmed by laborers who live there.
Mercantilism the theory that a state's or nations' power depends on its wealth
Columbian Exchange exchange of goods, ideas, & people between Europe & the Americas
Northwest Passage water route to Asia though North America sought by European explorers.
coureur de bois French trapper living among Native Americans
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