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Imperialism the policy of extending the authority of an empire, through force or political systems, over foreign countries
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New World Old World The regions of the world that were discovered during the age of exploration; the Americas located in the Western Hemisphere the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas; located in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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Divine Rights of Kings A time when monarchs felt that God had chosen them to rule.
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Absolutism A political system of centralized and unlimited government power
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Triangular Trade A three stage trade pattern that carried goods and enslaved people among Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
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Plantation A large commercial farm
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Mercantilism An economic system in which colonies sent raw materials to the mother country; in return, colonist were expected to buy products from the mother country
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Northwest Passage A hypothetical North American passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.
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Columbian Exchange An exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations, communicable disease, technology and ideas between the Old world and the New World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in
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Silk Road an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean
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Cartography The science of making maps and globes
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Empire an group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
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Conquistador A Spanish soldier and explorer
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Colony a country or area under political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
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