7.11

Question 1

Cite

Answer 1

Quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, esp. in a scholarly work.

Question 2

Analyze

Answer 2

Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, esp. information), typically for purposes of explanation…

Question 3

Astrolabe

Answer 3

An instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, before the development of the sextant.

Question 4

Capitalism

Answer 4

An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.

Question 5

Caravel

Answer 5

A small, fast Spanish or Portuguese ship of the 15th–17th centuries

Question 6

Explicit

Answer 6

Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

Question 7

Inferences

Answer 7

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

Question 8

Cartography

Answer 8

The science or practice of drawing maps.

Question 9

Circumnavigate

Answer 9

Sail all the way around (something, esp. the world).

Question 10

Colony

Answer 10

A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from..

Question 11

Textual Evidence

Answer 11

based on or conforming to the text, as of the Scriptures: a textual interpretation of the Bible.

Question 12

Conclude

Answer 12

Bring (something) to an end.

Question 13

Columbian Exchange

Answer 13

The Columbian Exchange was a dramatically widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture and human populations (including slaves)

Question 14

Commerce

Answer 14

The activity of buying and selling, esp. on a large scale.

Question 15

Dutch East India Company

Answer 15

A Dutch trading company founded in 1602 to protect Dutch trading interests in the Indian Ocean. It was dissolved in 1799.

Question 16

Determine

Answer 16

Firmly decide: “she determined to tackle him the next day”; “he determined on a plan”.

Question 17

Theme

Answer 17

The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic: “the theme of the sermon was reverence”.

Question 18

Export

Answer 18

Send (goods or services) to another country for sale

Question 19

Import

Answer 19

Bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.

Question 20

Invest

Answer 20

Expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property, or…: “getting workers to invest in private pension funds”; “the company is to invest $12 million in its new manufacturing site

Question 21

Central Idea

Answer 21

The thesis statement states the thesis or argument of the author in an essay or similar document. Usually no more than a sentence long

Question 22

Objective

Answer 22

Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

Question 23

Mercantilism

Answer 23

The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances

Question 24

Plantation

Answer 24

An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.

Question 25

Racism

Answer 25

Prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief.