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A person who wants to convert other people to a religion
Missionary
This lightweight, maneuverable ship was a common vessel in European exploration
Caravel
Means "to sail completely around something"
Circumnavigate
An empire that focuses on controlling sea/trade routes
Maritime Empire
The production of maps, charts, and globes
Cartography
Examples of these include sugar, tobacco, and indigo
Cash crops
Explorer-soldier-mercenaries that overthrew the Aztec and Inca Empires
Conquistadors
Divisions of the Spanish Empire
Viceroyalties
Refers to the dramatic decline in Native American populations between 1500-1600
Great Dying
He was the highest-ranking colonial official in the Spanish Empire
Viceroy
Social hierarchy in the Spanish Colonies
Casta system
A large farm, often worked by enslaved laborers
Plantation
System of forced labor that, in reality, was slavery by another name
Encomienda system
Precious metals in the shape of bars/bricks
Bullion
Permit allowing a ship to trade at Portuguese ports in the Indian Ocean
Cartaz
This term refers to a person born in the American colonies of Spanish/European descent
Criollos/Creoles
They are located in modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia
Spice Islands
This system of labor was how the Inca payed their taxes
Mi'ta system
Local officials/mayors/judges in the Spanish Empire
Corregidors
This trade network linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Triangular Trade
Due to increased demand for goods such as sugar and other cash crops, the _________________ increased during the Commercial Revolution.
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Means "mixing" or "combining," especially in a religious context
Syncretism
Refers to the voyage that transported enslaved people between Africa and the Americas
Middle Passage
An enslaved person is considered the owner's personal property
Chattel slavery
A religion combining elements of Catholic Christianity and West African beliefs, originated among slaves in the Caribbean