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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
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History
8th Grade
09/26/2012

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Astrolabe
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an instrument used to observe the position of the stars
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Caravel
Definition
small fast ship with a broad bow.
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Colombian Exchange
Definition
exchange of goods,ideas and people between Europe and the Americas.
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Conquistador
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a Spanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500's
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Mercantilism
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the theory that a state or nation's power depended on its wealth.
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Mission
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a religious settlement
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Presidio
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Spanish fort in the Americas built to protect mission settlements.
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Strait
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a narrow passage connecting two larger bodies of water.
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Tribute
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money paid for protection.
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Line of Demarcation
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an imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic from the North Pole to the South Pole dividing the Americas and Portugal.
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