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S.S Chapter 2 Reveiw
Review for Socials Studies
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History
8th Grade
08/27/2012

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conquistador
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Spanish soldier that explored the Americas and claimed land for Spain
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Hernando Cortes
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conquistador who brought the Aztecs to ruin
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Christopher Cloumbus
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Italian navigator who looked for a faster water route to Asia
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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1494 treaty in which Spain and  Portugal agreed to divide lands of the Western hemisphere between them and moved the Line of Demarcation to the west
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mercantilism
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economic system that increased money in a county's treasury by creating a favorable balance of trade
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Amerigo Vespucci 
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Italian sailor who explored what is now the Americas
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Francisco Pizarro
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conquistador who defeated the Inca
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missionary
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person sent by the Church to convert Native Americans to Christianity
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alliance
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people or nations involved in a pact or treaty
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