Chapter 14 Vocab

Question 1

An atlas in the Middle Ages; gave sailing directions and had charts

Answer 1

Portolani

Question 2

A person that conquers

Answer 2

Conquistador

Question 3

Spanish labour systm where Spanish adventurers could force the indigenous people into labour

Answer 3

Encomienda

Question 4

Someone who rules a country as a representative of their leader

Answer 4

Viceroy

Question 5

A court to establish royal justice

Answer 5

Audiencias

Question 6

Europe gave Africa and America goods, America supplied Europe and Africa with raw materials, Africa gave America with enslaved labours

Answer 6

Triangular trade

Question 7

Forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the new world

Answer 7

Middle Passage

Question 8

Massive interchange of people, animals, plants, and diseases that took place

Answer 8

Columbian Exchange

Question 9

Series of economic events (Inflation)

Answer 9

Price revolution

Question 10

Economic system of trade that gave government power by putting other governments down

Answer 10

Mercantilism

Question 11

business owned by shareholders who could buy or sell with each other

Answer 11

Joint Stock Company

Question 12

Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico on behalf of Spain

Answer 12

Hernan Cortes

Question 13

Portuguese prince who helped capture the North African city of Ceuta

Answer 13

Henry the navigator

Question 14

Demonstrated the most effective route for ships to go the west of the African coast

Answer 14

Bartholomew Dias

Question 15

First to sail from Europe to India by routing African’s Cape of Good Hope

Answer 15

Vasco da Gama

Question 16

Divided the “New World” into land, resources, and people claimed

Answer 16

Treaty by Tordescillas

Question 17

America was named after him. Might have conquered South and North America

Answer 17

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 18

Conquered Incas and kiled their leader

Answer 18

Francisco Pizarro

Question 19

Exposed the oppression of indigenous and called for abolition of slavery there.

Answer 19

Bartolome de lad Casas

Question 20

First published feminist of the New World?

Answer 20

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Question 21

Peninsular
Creoles
Mestizos
Africans
Native Americans

Answer 21

The hierarchy of social class