Unit 3 Lesson 14 Vocabulary

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bureaucracies

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a complex system of officials and workers who manage the activities of a government

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capitalism

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an economic system in which all resources are privately owned and markets determine how those resources are distributed

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circumnavigate

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travel completely around (the world)

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Columbian Exchange

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the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres

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Commercial Revolution

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the rapid expansion of trade and commerce that transformed Europe, starting in the 16th century

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conquistador

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Spanish conqueror of the Americas

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entrepreneur

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a person willing to take the risks involved in starting or running a business

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Great Dying

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the devastation of American Indian populations by diseases brought over from Europe

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indentured servitude

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a system by which a person agreed to work for a period of time in return for being transported to the Americas

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mercantilism

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an economic philosophy that favored self-sufficiency, called for stockpiling gold and silver, encouraged exports, and discouraged imports