Description

way of thought with prime importance on humans not divine matters
a imagined place thats perfect
male head of a family or tribe
setting up a colony away from origin/home country
the difference of the values of exports and inports for a country; a favorable balance is when there is more value in the exports than the imports.
the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
a treaty signed in 1494 by Spain and Portugal, which split the Western lands down a line of demarcation from north to south, giving Spain the all territory west of the line, and Portugal all land east of the line
Helped to usher in the intense period of European naval exploration that dominated the world during the 15th-17th centuries
His exploration led to the discovery of the Americas by European and resulted in future European colonization in the Americas
Marks the beginning of European colonization in the Americas and sets the stage for European dominance of the Native populations
A system of slavery used by the Spanish conquistadors on their American plantations
A buisness formed by a group of investors who pooled their money to invest together
Had their passage to America paid by someone else and in return they signed a contract agreeing to pay off their debt by working for this person.
Came to America to establish their own colony to escape religious persicution in England
The first law in America for freedom of worship for all Christians
Were motivated by the 3 G's (God, Gold, Glory); Conquered many great Native American Civilizations and brought much much of the Americas under Spanish control in the 15th century
Defeted the Aztecs who were ruled by Montezuma, and conquered Mexico; Spanish conquistador
Recieved Hernando Cortes and his men as gods and allowed them to conquer his kingdom; Aztec Emperor
A child of mix race born from a Spainard and an American Indian
First permanent English settlement in America

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chapter 13

Crossword

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