| A | B |
|---|
| Spanish Inquisition | Forcing Jews & Muslims to convert or risk being tortured/killed |
| Reconquista | Period of Spanish reunification, pushing out all Moors |
| Isabella & Ferdinand | Rulers of Spain who funded Columbus' exploration |
| Middle Passage | Transporting slaves from Africa to the Americas |
| Triangular Trade | The movement of goods between Africa, Americas, and Europe |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | Pope spilt the world in two for Spain and Portugal |
| Dutch East India Company | Govt. backed company that had full powers to start colonies, trading posts, make treaties, wage war, govern |
| Columbian Exchange | Transfer of plants, animals, disease between Africa/Europe/Asia & the Americas |
| Mercantilism | Economic policy restricts trade in favor of govt. regulation |
| Spice Islands | Indonesia islands where the spices (pepper, cloves ...) were found and desired by the Europeans |
