Name:________________________________
Hour:_____
** Exploration Vocabulary **
Directions: Define the following terms and use them in a sentence.
1. Columbian Exchange:
Definition: the exchange of agricultural products between Europe and the New World
Sentence:
2. Prince Henry:
Definition:
Sentence: Prince Henry’s support of exploration is what caused Portugal to lead Europe.
3. Encomienda:
Definition: A labor system in which natives worked on large farms in exchange for supplies
Sentence:
4. Treaty of Tordesilles:
Definition:
Sentence:
5. Dutch East India Company:
Definition: Wealthy trade company the allowed people to invest in overseas voyages
Sentence:
Name:________________________________
Hour:_____
** Exploration Vocabulary **
Directions: Define the following terms and use them in a sentence.
1. Columbian Exchange:
Definition: the exchange of agricultural products between Europe and the New World
Sentence:
2. Prince Henry:
Definition:
Sentence: Prince Henry’s support of exploration is what caused Portugal to lead Europe.
3. Encomienda:
Definition: A labor system in which natives worked on large farms in exchange for supplies
Sentence:
4. Treaty of Tordesilles:
Definition:
Sentence:
5. Dutch East India Company:
Definition: Wealthy trade company the allowed people to invest in overseas voyages
Sentence:
6. conquistador:
Definition: Spanish soldiers who explored the New World using cruel tactics
Sentence:
7. Francisco Pizarro:
Definition:
Sentence:
8. Atahualpa:
Definition: Last powerful emperor of the Inca Empire, defeated by Pizarro
Sentence:
9. colony:
Definition:
Sentence:
10. Middle Passage:
Definition:
Sentence:
6. conquistador:
Definition: Spanish soldiers who explored the New World using cruel tactics
Sentence:
7. Francisco Pizarro:
Definition:
Sentence:
8. Atahualpa:
Definition: Last powerful emperor of the Inca Empire, defeated by Pizarro
Sentence:
9. colony:
Definition:
Sentence:
10. Middle Passage:
Definition:
Sentence: