Chapter 16 Vocab

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What does the term "Circumnavigate" mean?

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To sail completely around

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What is "Cartography"?

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The science of making maps and globes

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What was a "Caravel"?

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A small, light ship developed by the Portuguese

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What does "Colonization" refer to?

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Establishment of new settlers and their culture in other territories

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What was the "Triangular Trade"?

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Colonial trade routes among Europe, the West Indies, and Africa

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What is "Mercantilism"?

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Economic policy in which a nation gains strength by controlling its trade, agriculture, industry, and money

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What was the "Treaty of Tordesillas"?

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A treaty signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494

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What is the "Line of Demarcation"?

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Line set by the Treaty of Tordesillas dividing the non-European world

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What was the "Middle Passage"?

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The leg of the triangular trade route on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas

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What was the "Columbian Exchange"?

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Exchange of people, plants, animals, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres