Chapter 1 & 2 Vocabulary

Front

What is Spanish for conqueror, the men who led the expeditions to conquer the Americas?

Back

Conquistador

Front

What is a fort built by the Spanish in the Americas?

Back

Presidio

Front

What is a huge ranch?

Back

Hacienda

Front

What are men who herded cattle on haciendas?

Back

Vaquero

Front

What are the low-ranking nobles who came to America as conquistadors?

Back

Hidalgo

Front

What is a person who works to convert others to follow new beliefs?

Back

Missionary

Front

What is a system of rewarding conquistadors tracts of land, including the right to tax and exact labor from Native Americans?

Back

Encomienda

Front

What is a trading network that linked different countries and regions together?

Back

Triangular Trade

Front

What is the exchange of plants, animals, ideas, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas after Columbus' voyages?

Back

Columbian Exchange

Front

What is the spreading of the Christian religion into new lands?

Back

Evangelism