Spain and the ‘New World’ 1490-1555 – Key Terms Empire the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a product or service b. Annexation the action of taking something, especially land. c. Encomienda Incan emperor (1493-c. 1525) under whom the empire reached its greatest extent. After his death the empire was weakened by civil war. d. Colony the last Aztec emperor in Mexico who was overthrown and killed by the Spanish e. Settlement financial support received from a supporter/sponsor f. The New World a name for the Americas, including the Caribbean, during the time of first exploration and colonization of the Americas by Europeans. g. Expedition a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose h. Sponsorship a place, typically one which has previously been uninhabited, where people establish a community. Monopoly capital of the Incan empire in Peru j. Pope a gift by the Spanish Crown to a settler in the New World giving him the right to demand gold and forced labour from the native population k. Crusade a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country l. Christianity a long journey involving travel by sea or in space m. Missionary members of the Arawak (Indian) people who originally lived in the Caribbean Islands and along coastal regions of South America n. Caribbean Incan emperor (c. 1525–1532) who was proclaimed the heir of his father Huayna Capac o. Natives a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country. p. Caribs and Tainos original non-white inhabitants of a country q. Huáscar the region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (including the West Indies), and the surrounding coasts r. Cuzco an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an or an independent state. s. Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec Empire from the middle of the 1300s to the early 1500s t. Montezuma a military campaign made by Europeans to take by force the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. u. Huayna Capac the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church v. Voyage last independent Incan emperor (1532–1533), who defeated his half-brother Huáscar (1532) and briefly reunited the empire after years of civil war. w. Atahuallpa the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus Christ, or its beliefs and practices.

Spain and the ‘New World’ 1490-1555 – Key Terms Empire an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an or an independent state. Annexation the action of taking something, especially land. Encomienda a gift by the Spanish Crown to a settler in the New World giving him the right to demand gold and forced labour from the native population Colony a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country Settlement a place, typically one which has previously been uninhabited, where people establish a community. The New World a name for the Americas, including the Caribbean, during the time of first exploration and colonization of the Americas by Europeans. Expedition a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose Sponsorship financial support received from a supporter/sponsor Monopoly the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a product or service Pope the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church Crusade a military campaign made by Europeans to take by force the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. Christianity the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus Christ, or its beliefs and practices. Missionary a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country. Caribbean the region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (including the West Indies), and the surrounding coasts Natives original non-white inhabitants of a country Tainos members of the Arawak (Indian) people who originally lived in the Caribbean Islands Caribs a member of an indigenous South American people living mainly in coastal regions of French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and Venezuela Huascar Incan emperor (c. 1525–1532) who was proclaimed the heir of his father Huayna Capac Cuzco capital of the Incan empire in Peru Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec Empire from the middle of the 1300s to the early 1500s Montezuma the last Aztec emperor in Mexico who was overthrown and killed by the Spanish Huayna Capac Incan emperor (1493-c. 1525) under whom the empire reached its greatest extent. After his death the empire was weakened Voyage a long journey involving travel by sea or in space Atahuallpa last independent Incan emperor (1532–1533), who defeated his half-brother Huáscar (1532) and briefly reunited the empire after years of civil war.

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