vocabulary Flashcards
Conquistador
the soldiers and explorers of the Spanish Empire
colony
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
Mercantilism
belief in the benefits of profitable trading
balance of trade
the difference in value between a country’s imports and exports.
compass
an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
joint stock company
a business entity where different stocks can be bought and owned by shareholders
triangular trade
a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another.
columbian exchange
the widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, communicable diseases, technology and ideas between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres
middle passage
the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
treaty of tordesillas
divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and the Crown of Castile
henry the navigator
he is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discoveries.
christopher columbus
discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China
vasco de gama
Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.
herman cortez
a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico
zheng he
a Hui court eunuch, mariner, explorer, diplomat, and fleet admiral during China’s early Ming dynasty.
