Exploration/ Reformation vocab Flashcards
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Indulgence?
A remission of sins to God that can only be performed by a priest
Council of Trent?
Roman Catholic church’s council that became the embodiment of the Counter Reformation: Response to Protestant Reformation
Circumnavigate?
Sail all the way around the world
Conquistador?
A Spanish conqueror during the 16th century
Mercantilism?
Belief in the benefits of profitable trading
Treaty of Tordesillas?
Agreement between Spain and Portugal of which countries they could take in South America
Joint-Stock Company?
A business in which stocks can be bought and owned by shareholders
Balance of Trade
Difference between value of imports and exports.
African Diaspora?
Refers to the communities throughout the world that descended from Africa
Encomienda
Granted American colonies to have native Americans work for them (slave)
John Calvin
Influential French theologian and pastor during Protestant Reformation
Henry VIII
King of England who was known for his help separating the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England
Johannes Gutenberg?
Inventor of the movable type printing press
Ignatious of Loyola
Spanish knight who founded the Society of Jesus
Christopher Colombus
Discovered the new world u dum dum
Henry Hudson
Discovered Hudson Bay
Francis Drake
Carried out second circumnavigation and some other stuff
Ferdinand Magellan
The first circumnavigation of the Earth, from Europe to East, and to West; for the first expedition from Europe to Asia by the West; and for captaining the first expedition across the Atlantic Ocean to the Strait of Magellan and across the Pacific Ocean
Henry the Navigator
Important figure in 16th century Portuguese Politics
Vasco Da Gamma
Portuguese; first explorer to reach India by sea
Hernan Cortez
Spanish Conquistador who caused the fall of the Aztec empire
Francisco Pizaro
Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Incan empire
