Exploration Vocabulary Prep

Exploration

• A system of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Ships carried goods, crops, and enslaved people between these three continents.

• • A very deadly and contagious disease brought by Europeans that killed many Indigenous people who had no immunity to it.

• In this time period, this refers to the islands in the Caribbean and parts of the Americas (because Columbus thought he had reached India/Asia).

• Traveling to unknown places to learn what is there or find something new.

Colonization

• The cruel system of owning other human beings and forcing them to work without pay or freedom.

• • The desire to spread the Christian religion to new people.

• When a country takes control of a foreign land, sends people to live there, and uses its resources.

• A small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship that could sail against the wind. It was very important for exploration.

Indigenous

• The first people to live in a place; "native" people.

• The terrible time when millions of Indigenous people in the Americas died, mostly because of diseases brought by Europeans.

• An agreement between Spain and Portugal that drew a line on a map to divide the "new" world between them.

• Creating a new tool, machine, or way of doing things that didn't exist before

The Indies

• A desire for money or things that is so strong it can never be satisfied; you always want more.

• this refers to the islands in the Caribbean and parts of the Americas (because Columbus thought he had reached India/Asia)

• Being bothered, bullied, or very annoyed.

• When a country takes control of a foreign land, sends people to live there, and uses its resources.

The Great Dying

• A Spanish system where settlers were given land and the "right" to force the Indigenous people living there to work for them as slaves

• Killed violently

• The act of ruining or destroying something completely

• The terrible time when millions of Indigenous people in the Americas died, mostly because of diseases brought by Europeans

Smallpox

• A Spanish system where settlers were given land and the "right" to force the Indigenous people living there to work for them as slaves.

• A desire for money or things that is so strong it can never be satisfied; you always want more

• A very deadly and contagious disease brought by Europeans that killed many Indigenous people who had no immunity to it.

• • An old word meaning "anything at all."

What is the definition of "Colonization"?

• When a country takes control of a foreign land and sends people to live there

• Drawing a map of the world for the first time

• Trading goods fairly between two countries

• Sailing around the world in a specific direction

Which term describes the "native" or original people living in a place?

• Colonists

• Indigenous

• Explorers

• Captives

What was the "Encomienda System"?

• A type of fast ship used for sailing.

• A peace treaty between Spain and Portugal.

• A system where Spanish settlers could force Indigenous people to work for them.

• A map showing the route to Asia.

What was the "Great Dying"?

• The sinking of many Spanish ships in a storm.

• The death of millions of Indigenous people, mostly due to diseases like smallpox.

• A war between France and England.

• The time when the gold mines ran out of gold.