Chapter 17 - Terms

Question 0

divided the claims of Portugal and Spain in the Americas

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Line of Demarcation

Question 1

one who makes maps

Answer 1

cartographer

Question 2

circling of the globe

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circumnavigation

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spanish conqueror

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conquistador

Question 4

formed by ships that sailed from Europe to Africa, from Africa to the Americas, and from the Americas back to Europe.

Answer 4

triangular trade

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name given to the journey of slaves from Africa to America

Answer 5

The Middle Passage

Question 6

organization that shares in venture; their formation allowed private investors to share the risks and profits of an undertaking

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joint-stock companies

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an individual who combined money, ideas, materials, and labor to produce goods and profits

Answer 7

Entrepreneur

Question 8

theory that a state’s power depends on its wealth

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mercantilism

Question 9

gold and silver a nation owned

Answer 9

bullion

Question 10

considered favorable when a country exports more goods than it imports

Answer 10

balance of trade

Question 11

transfer of products btwn the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa

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Global exchange