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Chp. 5 vocab.

Chapter 5 vocabulary

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Age of Exploration
The period of European exploration overseas from about 1400 to 1600.
Absolute monarch
A king or queen with complete authority over the government and people in a kingdom.
Reformation
The effort to change or reform the Roman Catholic Church, which led to the establishment of Protestant churches.
Northwest Passage
A sea route through North America.
Tsar
The Russian emperor.
Strait of Magellan
A waterway near the southern tip of South America.
Encomienda
A system in which the Spanish king gave Spanish settlers the right to the labor of the Native Americans who lived in a particular area.
Cape of Good Hope
The southern tip of Africa.
Conquistador
A Spanish conqueror in the Americas.
Elizabethan Age
A golden age of English history when Elizabeth I was queen, 1558-1603.
Versailles
The palace built for the French king Louis XIV.
Hernan Cortes
The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.
Circumnavigate
To sail or fly completely around something, such as Earth.
Francisco Pizarro
The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas.
Humanism
A system of thought that focuses on the nature, ideals, and achievements of human beings, rather than on the divine.
Renaissance
The period of the rebirth of learning in Europe between about 1300 and 1600.
Protestant
Referring to Christian religions that grew out of the Reformation.
Divine right of kings
The belief that the authority of kings comes directly from God.

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