Chapter 8 Vocab Flashcards
Middle latitudes
Above the Tropic of Cancer, but below the Arctic Circle
Colonization
To settle and control new lands
Sagas
Stories of adventure
Monopoly
Complete control of the market due a certain good or service
Heathen
Not Christian
Archipelago
A group of islands
Scurvy
A terrible, often fatal, disease caused by a lack of vitamin C
Habitation
Residence
Ally
To take sides with
Missionary
One who travels to another region to communicate a religious message and assist the local people
Coureurs de bois
Prime winter beaver pelt or greasy winter beaver pelt
Charter
A document setting out terms of existence
Seigneurs
Feudal-like states
Mercantilism
An economic theory. The prime reason Europe colonized new lands
Raw materials
Natural sources, such as trees or furry animals