Chapter 2 vocab quiz Flashcards
Import
Bringing goods into a country.
Export
Sending goods out of a country for sale.
Hinterland
The rural area surrounding a city-state.
City-state
A city with a surrounding territory that forms an independent state.
Silk road
Trade network.
Republic
A state in which power is held by the people.
Pope Urban ii
The Pope who initiated the crusades.
Marco Polo
A merchant who travelled all over the world.
Medici Family
Ruled the city of Florence. Merchant and big in the arts. Extremely wealthy
Philosopher
A person who studies ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life.
Usury
Lending money with high interest.
Humanism
A belief system or cultural movement during the renaissance that promoted classical Greek and Roman values.
Crusades
., Wars between different religions
Tariff
Tax put on goods coming into the country
