Unit 6 Vocab

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Tribute

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Payments or goods that indigenous populations or conquered peoples were required to give to a colonial power.

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Bullion

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Precious metals like gold or silver, usually in the form of bars or coins.

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Mercenaries

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Hired soldiers who fought for money rather than loyalty to a nation.

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Indigenous

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Native peoples of a particular region or land, particularly those who lived in territories before colonization.

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Commercial

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Trade and economic ventures carried out by colonial powers in their colonies.

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Colonization

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The process by which one country establishes control over another territory, often for economic exploitation, resource extraction, and territorial expansion.

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Renaissance

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The revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.

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Mercantilism

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An economic philosophy that promoted the idea of a nation’s wealth was enhanced by the accumulation of bullion, a favorable balance of trade, and the establishment of overseas colonial monopolies.

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Encomienda System

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A forced labor system in which a tract of land was granted to Spanish colonists in Latin America during the 16th century that included the American Indians living on the land to serve as labor.

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Mit’a

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An economic system used by the Incas that required men to give labor service to imperial projects; later adapted by Spanish colonists to require laborers to work in agriculture and mining.