To sail completely around the world

The science of making maps and globes

A small, narrow vessel with two or three masts and triangular sails

The Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered territory

The process of establishing settlements called colonies

An officer who ruled in the name of the king in the Spanish Americas

A system in which colonists had the right to demand labor or tribute from nearby Native Americans

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

Pirates that operated with the approval of European governments

The exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

An economic system in which business is privately owned and operated for profit

An economy in which the exchange of goods is based on custom or tradition

An economy in which prices and the distribution of goods are based on competition in a market

A water route to Asia through present-day Canada

Push factors motivate people to leave their homes--Pull factors attract people to move to a new location

Poor immigrants who paid for passage to the colonies by agreeing to work for four to seven years

The triangular-shaped group of Atlantic trade routes that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas

The route that carried slaves from Africa to the New World (the Americas)

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topic 16 vocabulary

Term	Definition
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 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 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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