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hayleystrubbe on August 18, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Maize | corn; widely cultivated |
| Shamans | A person having access to and influence in the world of spirits. |
| Prince Henry the Navigator | Prince of Portugal; Responsible for worldwide European exploration and maritime trade, 4 March 1394 to 13 November 1460. |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | Divided newly discovered land outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues West of Cape Verde Islands.7 June 1494. |
| Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese Navigator in service of Spain; Commanded expedition that was first to circumnavigate the world.1481 to 1521. |
| Hernan Cortes | Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico.1485 to 1547. |
| Columbian Exchange | Widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture and human populations (including slaves)communicable diseases and ideas between western and eastern hemispheres. |
| Ecomienda | A grant by the Spanish crown to a colonist in America conferring the right todemand tribute and forced labor from indian inhabitants of an area. |
| Martin Luther | German theologian who led the reformation; believed salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds. 1483 to1546. |
| Protestant Reformation | A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted inthe creation of Protestant Churches. |
| John Calvin | Swiss theologian born in France whose tenents (predestination and irresistability of grace and justification by faith) defined presbyterianism. 1509 to 1564. |
| Sea Dogs | An old or experienced sailor. |
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