Chapter 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
An agreement between countries about peace, trade, or other matters.
Treaty
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
isthmus
To change for the better
reform
A Christian movement that began in sixteenth century Europe in an attempt to reform the Catholic Church; resulted in the founding of Protestantism
Reformation
A time when the Catholic Church banned books and used its courts to punish people who protested Catholic ways.
Counter - Reformation
The movement to make Spain all catholic
The Reconquista
The effort made to achieve or gain something
Cost
A person who sets up and runs a business
Entrepreneur
A collection of lands ruled by the nation that won control of them
empire
A reward that is gained
benefit
The use of scientific knowledge and tools to make or do something
technology
The science of planning and following a route.
navigation
A trip with the goal of exploring
expedition
A religious teacher sent out by a church to spread its religion.
missionary
A sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose
Grant
Any Spanish conquerors in the Americas during the early 1500s
Conquistador
A waterway in North America thought to connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Northwest Passage
Rebellion against a leader of a group
Mutiny
