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27 Cards in this Set
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astrolab
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device used to figure out position of the stars
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caravel
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ship with sails in the shape of triangles
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charter
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legal document entitling an individual or business to certain rights
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city states
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independent town with its own government
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colony
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mass of people who inhabit a certain area and are ruled by its government
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conquistador
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Spanish word for conqueror
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Creole
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an individual born to parents of Spanish descent in a Spanish colony
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encomienda
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permission given to Spanish settlers by the Spanish government to force Native Americans to work and pay taxes
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feudalism
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control by lords who owe loyalty to a king
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kinship network
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strong ties among members of the same family
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Magna Carta
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a manuscript giving rights to English nobles
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magnetic compass
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an instrument that always points toward the North Pole
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manor
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a town governed by a lord
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Mayflower Compact
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an accord signed by the Pilgrims for complete rule over Plymouth colony
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mestizo
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a person whose background is a mix of Spanish and Indian
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middle passage
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trip from Africa to Americas in which numerous slaves perished at sea
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mission
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a colony established to extend the beliefs of a religion to other people
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monarch
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a queen or king
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Northwest Passage
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the passage around or crossing North America
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Parliment
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a representative assembly in England
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peninsulare
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Spaniard who once held status or power in a Spanish colony
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plantation
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large land farmed by numerous people
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presidio
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fort inhabited by pople in spanish colonies
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Protestant Reformation
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the movement that transformed the Roman Catholic Church
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pueblo
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village in a Spanish colony
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representative government
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government in which representatives who form the laws are chosen by the people
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serf
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peasant who labored for a lord and was prevented from fleeing without the lords affirmation
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