1. 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.

2. 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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