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UNIT 1 VOCABULARY
cash crops
Crop that is sold for money…
Cotton
Tobacco
A Period of 100 years
1500-1600
Century
civilization
Developed culture with organized religion and laws.
Columbian Exchange
Exchange of goods, ideas, and people between Europe and the Americans.
culture
The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.
economic
a social science concerned with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
environment
the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded
exploration
the investigation of unknown regions
geography
a science that deals with the location of living and nonliving things on earth and the way they affect one another
mercantilism
The theory that a state’s or nation’s power depended on its wealth.
mission
A religious settlement
monotheistic
the belief that there is only one God
polytheistic
belief in or worship of more than one god
natural resources
the natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc.
Northwest Passage
Water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers.
plantation
A large estate run by an owner or manager and farmed by laborers who live there.
Political
Connected to a political party
raw materials
material before being processed or manufactured into a final form
regions
a district without respect to boundaries
representative government
A representative government is a system in which the people elect representatives to represent their ideas in the governing body.
social
The interaction between and individual and a group.
theocracy
A form of government where society is ruled by religious leaders.