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Montserrat Zamudio Per.7

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Definition
Modify   to change partially  
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predict   to say that something will happen before it happens  
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vital   necessary for something to succeed or exist  
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enrich   to make wealthy  
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hemisphere   half of a sphere, or one of the halves of earth  
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grant   to give official permission to do something  
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efficient   getting a job done with the least possible effort  
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circulate   to move around or to go from place to place  
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cartography   the science of making maps and globes, known as cartography.  
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Vasco da Gama   In 1497, Captain Vasco da Gama also sailed south from Portugal.  
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Christopher Columbus   Christopher Columbus, a sailor from Italy thought differently.  
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Amerigo Vespucci   Amerigo Vespucci, and Italian navigator on this voyage, later wrote about his travels.  
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Ferdinand Magellan   In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan launched the most ambitious voyage of discovery.  
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circumnavigated   They circumnavigated, or sailed completely around, the world.  
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Moctezuma   Moctezuma was the Aztec Leader.  
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colonization   the process of taking over inventory, creating a new government, and settling homes.  
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Conquistadors   The explorers and soldiers who conquered territory were known as Conquistadors.  
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Hernan Cortes   In 1519, Hernan Cortes sailed to Mexico to conquer the rich Aztec Empire.  
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Francisco Pizarro   Rumors of another golden empire drew Francisco Pizarro a small group of Conquistadors to the Inca Empire in 1531.  
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Atahualpa   After a civil war, Atahualpa won the throne, but war had weaken and divided the empire.  
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bullion   precious metals melted into bars  
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immunity   the ability of the body to fight a disease.  
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missionary   church members who try to convert people to a particular religion.  
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mission   a religious settlement or base where missionaries work.  
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Columbian Exchange   the exchange of people, other living things, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere is called the Columbian Exchange  
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capitalism   An economy based on the private ownership of property and the property to compete of profits, or gains, in a market.  
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cottage industry   The use of workers who work at home with their own equipment is as cottage industry  
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traditional economy   An economy in which the exchange of goods are based in custom.  
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market economy   One in which prices and the distribution of goods are based on competition in a market.  
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mercantilism   An economic policy that promotes building a nation’s strength by expanding its trade  
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