7.4 Vocab Practice

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Encomienda system

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A Spanish colonial system where settlers forced Indigenous people to work and pay tribute.

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Taíno

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Indigenous people of the Caribbean islands who were among the first to encounter Columbus.

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Bartolomé de Las Casas

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A Spanish priest who spoke out against the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples in the Americas.

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Mercantilism

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An economic theory where countries tried to get rich by exporting more than they imported and controlling colonies.

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Export

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Goods sent out of a country to be sold elsewhere.

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Import

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Goods brought into a country from another place.

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Imperialism

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When a powerful country takes control of lands or peoples outside its borders.

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Age of Enlightenment

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A time in the 1600s–1700s when people in Europe began using reason and science to understand and improve society.

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Absolute monarchy

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A system of government where the king or queen has total power.

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Divine right

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The belief that monarchs get their power directly from God.