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Topic 16 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Circumnavigate | to sail completely around the world |
| cartography | the science of making globes and maps |
| 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 demacartion | a line that divides 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 europeean governments |
| Colombian exchange | the exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the eastern and western hemespheres |
| capitalism | an economic system in which 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 the 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 |
| triangular trade | the triangular-shaped group of Atlantic trade routes that linked Europe, |
| middle passage | the route that carried slaves from Africa to the new world |