Chp. 13 Vocab Flashcard

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Nickname for this side of the world.

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Old World

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Nickname for this side of the world.

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New World

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This was the swapping of crops, food, animals, and diseases between the New World and the Old World.

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Columbian Exchange

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This was the economy of the world during the 1500s to 1700s. It was a relationship between mother countries and colonies. It involved the world's currency of silver and gold.

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Mercantilism

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This economic theory developed during the Age of Exploration. It is the idea that there is a free market of exchange where people can have private property. The U.S. has this type of economy today.

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Capitalism

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These are people that spread their religion by trying to convert people. They are on a "mission."

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Missionaries

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This was an agreement very early on during the discovery of the New World between Portugal and Spain., where the 2 countries divided the New World in "half."

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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This was the widespread death of Native Americans after they came in contact with Europeans. Most died from the disease, Small Pox.

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The Great Dying

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Because of climate change across the earth during the Early Modern Era, it was said that there was world wide increase in famines, uprising, droughts, etc. So, this is a name for an era of issues.

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The General Crisis

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This is an event during the Early Modern Era where the temperatures across the earth decreased. This time period became known as ____.

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The Little Ice Age