Chapter 2 Vocabulary- Exploring the Americas

1. a journey to a holy place
5. French trapper living among Native Americans
6. Spanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500’s
9. a period of intellectual and artistic creativity
12. Relating to ancient Greek and Roman
13. a smaller, faster ship with a broader bow that could carry more cargo and food supplies
14. water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers
17. is the exchange of goods, ideas, and people between Europe and the Americas
18. a narrow passageway connecting two larger bodies of water
19. Muslim house of worship
20. were religious communities that usually included a small town, surrounding farmland, and a church

1. a fort, usually built near a mission to protect it
2. the theory that a state’s or nation’s power was based on its wealth
3. an imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole dividing the Americas between Spain and Portugal
4. to sail around the world
7. the application of scientific discoveries to practical use
8. money paid for protection
10. system of rewarding conquistadors
11. an instrument used by sailors that measures the position of stars
15. a large estate
16. a town that is established as a center of trade