Explorers Vocab: Fast and Curious

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Economic policy to increase wealth by acquiring gold/silver and exporting more than importing.

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Mercantilism

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Instrument to determine latitude by star position

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astrolabe

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Voyage bringing enslaved Africans to North America and the West Indies

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Middle Passage

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1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain dividing newly discovered lands in the Atlantic: west to Spain, east to Portugal.

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Regions known to Europeans before the Americas: Europe, Asia, Africa

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Old World

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Name given by Europeans to the Americas, unknown before Columbus:

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New World

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Massive exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Old and New Worlds after Columbus's voyages.

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Columbian Exchange

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A Spanish conqueror of the Americas

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Conquistador

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A document granting the right to organize settlements in an area

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charter

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Goods and slaves traded among Americas, Britain, and Africa

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Triangular Trade