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28 Cards in this Set
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Global age |
A period of time the 1400s when for the first time Europeans had Direct contact with Africans Asian and by the end of the century Americans |
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Compass |
A device used to determine geographic location that consists of a magnetic needle that pivots until it is aligned with Earth's magnetic field |
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Astrolabe |
Instrument used to determine the altitude of the Sun or other celestial bodies |
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Cargo |
the freight or something carried on a ship |
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Overseas |
A place Beyond or across the ocean |
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Line of demarcation |
A line at 38 degrees west longitude that separated the Spanish lands from in Portuguese lands it was decided by the pope to help keep two Catholic countries from fighting each other |
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Conquistadores |
A 16th century Spanish soldier who conquered Native American civilizations of Mexico or Central America |
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Viceroyalties |
An area governed by a Viceroy or governor who represented the monarch |
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Encomienda |
The right to demand labor from native Americans on the land |
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Immunity |
Aquuired resistance to infection |
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Peninsulares |
Officals from spain sent to the Spanish colonies to see that the laws were carried out. |
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Ceroles |
A social class whose ancestors were the original Spanish colonists. |
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Mestizos |
A member of low social class descended from Spanish Europeans and native amaricans |
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Mulattos |
A member of a low social class who had ancestors who were Spanish and african |
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Mission |
A church and housing for a priest and Native American who had been converted to catholicism |
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Joint stock company |
Stock or funds of a company held jointly by its owners |
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Proprietary colonies |
The Colony that was owned by an individual or private company |
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Royal colonies |
A colony that belonged to the English monarch |
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Columbian Exchange |
The sharing of goods and ideas between Europe Asia Africa and the Americans that began with Columbus's first voyage |
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Favorable balance of trade |
When the value of goods that a nation exports two other nations is greater than the value of the goods that it Imports |
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Exports |
To trade or sell Goods to other nations |
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Imports |
to bring in goods from a forged country to sell |
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Ethnocentric |
In ethnic groups belief that it is superior to other ethnic groups |
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Mercantilism |
The idea having colonies solely for the benefit of the home country. A belief that the wealth of the nation depends on its supply of gold and silver |
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Capitalism |
An economic system with a free and competitive market of privately owned businesses |
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Market economy |
An economy where free enterprise is used and there is no government intervention into the economy |
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International trade |
The selling and buying of goods between countries |
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Middle class |
The members of a society in the economic middle being neither wealthy or poor |
