Age of Exploration

3. a small, fast, maneuverable ship that had a large cargo hold and usually three masts with lateen sails
8. the ocean in which Europeans crossed to get to the New World
10. the right of Spanish settlers to use Native Americans as laborers
13. a state that controls colonies
14. the exchange of foods, goods, animals and diseases between the New World (Americas) and the Old World (Europe, Africa, Asia)
15. a Spanish conquistador who destroyed the Aztec Empire
18. products made by raw materials & natural resources that can be sold to consumers
19. an explorer who sailed for Spain, and whose explorations led to the global exchange of goods and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres
21. a Spanish conquistador who destroyed the Incan Empire
22. natural material that can be manufactured into a more valuable product

1. motives for exploration - the desire to spread Christianty; power & fame; to find riches
2. mostly peasants farmers and some business owners of mixed Native American & Spanish descent who held few rights
4. Helped sailors figure out their distance north or south of the equator
5. an areas controlled by another country for that country's benefit
6. a person of pure Spanish descent who lived in Latin America; held major wealth but little power in the government
7. an economic system used by European countries, in which they would increase their supply of gold and silver through a favorable balance of trade
9. Used by sailors to find their bearing, or direction of travel
11. to sell goods to another country
12. a large agricultural estate in which slaves were forced to work on; ex: sugar
16. a person born in Spain who moved to Latin America; held political power and major wealth
17. a Spanish conquerer
18. the journey of Africans from Africa to the Americas
20. Latin Americans of mixed African & Spanish descent who held few rights