Step 2: Explain Why It Matters

Put your reading into practice. Identify each term below, and then explain why it matters in world history.

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TERM WHO OR WHAT & WHEN WHY IT MATTERS
bride wealth
caravel
Ptolemy’s Geography
Treaty of Tordesillas
conquistador
Aztec Empire
Inca Empire
viceroyalties
captaincies
encomienda system
Columbian exchange
Valladolid debate
Black Legend