WHIS Ch 04 Euro Exploration

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Circumnavigate

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To travel completely around the world.

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Conquistador

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A leader in the Spanish conquest of the Americas.

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Encomienda

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The right, granted by Spanish monarchs to conquistadors, to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans in a particular area.

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Peninsular

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A person born on the Iberian peninsula, typically a Spanish or Portuguese who resided temporarily in Latin America for political or economic gain and then returned to Europe.

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Creole

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A person of European descent born in the Americas and planning to live there permanently.

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Mestizo

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In Spanish colonial America, a person of Native American and European descent.

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Mulatto

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In Spanish colonial America, a person of African and European descent.

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Plantation

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Large agricultural estate.

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Triangular Trade

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Trade network connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

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Middle Passage

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The forced voyages of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas.