Age of Exploration Vocabulary

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circumnavigate

Travel all the way around the earth

<p>Travel all the way around the earth</p>
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Encomienda

A grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas, including the right to use Native Americans as laborers on it

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Columbian Exchange

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

<p>The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.</p>
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strait

A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

<p>A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water</p>
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Line of Demarcation/Treaty of Tordesillas

invisible line created by Pope Alexander VI to make peace between Spain and Portugal. In signing the treaty Spain agreed that the land west of the line could be claimed by Spain, while the east was Portugal's. Brazil was only region in the Americas to go to Portugal.

<p>invisible line created by Pope Alexander VI to make peace between Spain and Portugal. In signing the treaty Spain agreed that the land west of the line could be claimed by Spain, while the east was Portugal's. Brazil was only region in the Americas to go to Portugal.</p>
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Technology

Application of science to help people

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Plantation

a large farm, usually worked by many laborers

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Mosque

A Muslim place of worship

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mission

A religious settlement-- work to convert people to Christianity

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Renaissance

"rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome

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Northwest Passage

a waterway through or around North America - doesn't really exist

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Conquistador

A Spanish conqueror of the Americas

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classical

An age marked by great achievements

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Astrolabe

An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets

<p>An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets</p>
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Caravel

a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th-17th centuries.

<p>a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th-17th centuries.</p>
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Pilgrimage

A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.

<p>A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.</p>
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Mercantilism

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought---theory that a nation's power is based on it's wealth

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tribute

Money paid for protection--natives were forced to pay this to Spanish

<p>Money paid for protection--natives were forced to pay this to Spanish</p>
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Silk Road

Connected China, India, and the Middle East. Traded goods and helped to spread culture. Goods, ideas, religions, traditions and more spread around the Eastern Hemisphere along the trade routes.

<p>Connected China, India, and the Middle East. Traded goods and helped to spread culture. Goods, ideas, religions, traditions and more spread around the Eastern Hemisphere along the trade routes.</p>
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Mecca

the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace

<p>the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace</p>
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Enlightenment

a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly--move towards science

<p>a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly--move towards science</p>
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Gold, Glory, God

This was the motto of the age of exploration. The explorers were looking for money, glory, or to convert non-Christians

<p>This was the motto of the age of exploration. The explorers were looking for money, glory, or to convert non-Christians</p>
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Old World

Europe, Asia, Africa - known world to explorers Pre Columbus

<p>Europe, Asia, Africa - known world to explorers Pre Columbus</p>
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New World

the name given by Europeans to the Americas, which were unknown to most Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus. It was 'new' to the people of Europe.

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Line of Demarcation

This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America

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Marco Polo

Venetian merchant and traveler. His accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands and stimulated interest in Asian trade.

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Northwest passage to Asia

What did England, France, and the Netherlands hope to discover in their explorations?

<p>What did England, France, and the Netherlands hope to discover in their explorations?</p>
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Printing Press

15th century invention which revolutionized the ability to print information which in turn affected the speed of the spread of information itself.

<p>15th century invention which revolutionized the ability to print information which in turn affected the speed of the spread of information itself.</p>
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Inventor of the printing press

Johannes Gutenberg

<p>Johannes Gutenberg</p>
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humanism

Humanists believe that science and evidence are the best ways to understand the world—Humanism is a non-religious worldview that focuses on the human experience and the pursuit of a good life

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encomienda

grant by Spanish King to allow conquistadors to enslave Natives to force them to work for them for free as tribute

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tribute

tax—forced to pay a price in exchange for protection

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architecture

the design and construction of buildings and homes

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vocabulary term that is opposite of religious thinking

humanism

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antonym for going to a casino or a bar

pilgrimmage

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term used as synonym for going all the way around something

circumnavigate

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synonym for a system of slavery

encomiendaa

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synonym for a rebirth or push into science, art, literature

Renaissance

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synonym for tax

tribute

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antonym for an large aircraft carrier

caravel

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synonym for a highway or place full of trade

Silk Road

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