Ch 1 all sections most important words Flashcards
settlement
a place, typically one that has been uninhabited, where people establish a community.
civilization
the society, culture, and way of life of a particular people group.
city state
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
feudalism
a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return.
crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Christian Latin Church in the medieval period.
silk road
a network of paths connecting civilizations in the East and West, Merchants on the silk road transported goods and traded.
Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period in history and a cultural movement marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modern times.
culture
the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
Culture region
region with people who share common cultural characteristics.
Tribe
social group composed chiefly of numerous families, clans, or generations having a shared ancestry and language
Iroquois League
a union of Native American peoples established about 1570.
Colony
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one
Circumnavigate
sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world).
Colombian Exchange
the process by which plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas have been introduced from Europe, Asia, and Africa to the Americas and vice versa. when oceanic shipping brought the Western and Eastern hemispheres into contact.
