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Details Title: Encounter Unit Description: Vocabulary Total Flash Cards: 26 Created: 10/20/2004 16:06:31	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term a plantation Definition a large farm that grows tobacco, sugar, or cotton. Term a monopoly Definition the complete control of a product or activity. Term the Mayflower Compact Definition the first document for self government in America. Term a caravan Definition a group of travelers. Term the Holy land Definition refers to the land of Palestine where Judiasm, Christianity, and Islam were born. Term a pilgrim Definition a person who travels for religious reasons. Term a viking or Norseman Definition a fierce Scandinavian pirate in the 11th century. Term Coureurs de bois Definition French fur trappers or traders Term a spice Definition a plant material used to season and flavor food. Term Conquistadors Definition Spanish soldiers who took land from the Native Americans. Term a Patroon Definition an owner of a large tract of land in Dutch New Netherlands. Term a compass Definition an instrument used to tell direction. Term Cathay Definition the old European name for China. Term an invention Definition something made for the first time. Term an astrolabe Definition an instrument used to find latitude. Term mercantilism Definition an economic plan where countries had trade monopolies with their new world colonies. Term The Crusades Definition religious wars to recover the Holy Land from the Moslems. Term a missionary Definition a person sent by a religious group to convert natives in a foreign land. Term a European Definition a person from the continent of Europe. Term a viceroy Definition a person who ruled the Spanish colonies for the king of Spain. Term a cash crop Definition a crop grown for profit and not the farmers own use. Term navigate Definition to direct the course of a ship. Term latitude Definition lines that measure distance north and south around the globe. Term royal Definition anything owned or controlled by a king or queen. Term habitant Definition a French peasant or farmer who workded the land in New France. Term an invention Definition something made for the first time.