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Age of Exploration. Unit 2 Vocabulary. Explorer. one that explores a geographic area. Columbian Exchange. Exchange of goods, ideas, and people between Europe and the Americas. Slavery. The treatment of people as property for the purpose of forcing them to do labor. Conquistadors. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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AGE OF EXPLORATION
Unit 2Vocabulary
Explorer
one that explores a geographic area.
Columbian ExchangeExchange of goods,
ideas, and people between Europe and
the Americas
SlaveryThe treatment of people as property for the purpose of
forcing them to do labor.
Conquistadors
Spanish soldier-
explorers
colonyA new settlement or territory
established and governed by a country in another land
Borderlandsland located on or near a frontier or
boundary
Seven Cities of CibolaLegend there are seven cities fabulously rich with streets and houses decorated with gold and
jewels somewhere in North America
missionariesPeople who travel to a territory
or community in order to make converts to their
religion
trappersAdventurers who capture
and kill animals—such as bear, rabbit etc… for
fur
Lost Colony of Roanoke Founded by Sir
Walter Raleigh and Indians welcomed them—however ran out of food and supplies—colony disappeared. Remains a mystery!
Starving Time In 1609, the
winter was the worst ever—only 60 of 500 people survived.
theocracy Society ruled by religious leaders
hieroglyphicsSymbols and pictures to
represent things, ideas, and sounds
Line of DemarcationAn imaginary line running down
the middle of the Atlantic from the North Pole to South Pole
circumnavigateSail around the world
tributeThe obligation to make
such a payment.
pueblosA permanent village or
community of any of the Pueblo peoples
missionsReligious communities
presidioSpanish fort in America built
to protect mission settlements
plantationLarge estate
mercantilismEconomy theory—
a nation’s power was based on wealth
Northwest PassageDirect water route
through the Americas
Coureurs de bois
Trappers –”runners of the
woods”
droughtLong periods of little
rainfall—crops dried up
Caravel Small, fast ship with a
broad bow