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Title

Chapter 2

Description

Vocabulary

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Subject

History

Level

8th Grade

Created

08/22/2014

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Conquistador

Definition

Spanish soldier thatt that explored the Americas and claimed land for Spain

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Hernando Cortes

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A conquistador who brought the Aztec to ruin

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Christopher Columbus

Definition

AItalian navigator who looked for a faster water routem to Asia

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Treaty of Tordesillas

Definition

1494 treaty in s

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Mercantilism

Definition

Economic system that increased money in a country's treasury by creating a favorablebalance of trade