Global Studies Exam Flashcards
Abolitionist
A person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s.
“ the Age of Enlightenment “
a period from the late 1600s through the 1700s in witch philosophers and intellectuals suggested that people should live by reason and intelligence rather than belief
Agrarian society
A society that chiefly relies on agriculture or farming.
Almanac
A yearly publication that contained information about astronomy,meteorology, and other things such as weather predictions and general information.
Amend
To change or add a law or document.
Amnesty
When the government has to decide not to punish people or groups when they make a crime.
Armada
A large fleet or ships
Arsenal
A place where weapons and other military items are stored
Assemble
To gather together
Assimilation
Adoption of ways of another culture
Banish
To force someone to leave
“ bicameral system”
A type of organization in witch two related parts work together
Blockade
A military strategy aimed at preventing people and goods from entering or leaving the area
Boycott
A form of organized protest in witch people refuse to buy goods or have anything to do with the group or country
Buffer zone
A neutral area that separates the rival nations or factions
Burgess
A representative to the legislature in colonial Virginia and Maryland
Cargo
Goods transported by ship plane or truck
Cash crop
A crop that is grown to be sold
Cede
to grant or transfer
Chattel slavery
Private ownership of enslaved people
Chief justice
Highest judge on the court
Civil disobedience
A refusal to follow the law or government because its gos against ones conscience or a act of a protest
Climate pattern
The type of weather that occurs regularly in a place
Commerce
The buying and selling of goods and services / trade
Compliance
The act of doing what is expected or what is ordered by law.
Compromise
When each side in a disagreement gives up some of what they want to reach an agreement
Confederation
A group of states joined together by a formal agreement
Confirm
To formally approve
Congregation
A religious community that worships together
Conquistador
The Spanish word for conqueror
Conscience
A sense or belief a person has a certain action is right or wrong
Consent
Approval or agreement
Continental divide
The high line in the Rockies from witch water flows East on one side and west on the other
Convert
To change from one belief or religion to another
Cultural artifact
An object that reflects the life beliefs and society of a group of people
Currency
A system of money
Debtor
A person who owes money
Deliberate
To carefully discuss and consider issues
Diplomatic mission
An official journey to speak with the government of another country
Displacement
The process of being removed from the usual place or land
Draft
A system the requires individuals to serve in the military
Electoral college
A group of representatives who elect the president and vice president based on popular vote in each state
Executive
Having the power to carry out and enforce the laws
Expedition
A special journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal
Federal
Relating to a system of government in which the national government shares power with other levels of government such as the states can also refer to national government
Gentle man class
A social group made up of low-level noblemen who own land and do not need to work for a living
Geographic region
A large area whose geographic characteristics such as climate and physical features
Impeach
To accuse a government official of doing something wrong or improper
Holy land
An area where Jewish Christian and Islamic faiths are considered special
“High crimes and misdemeanors”
Actions of misconduct by a government official such as lying abuse of power or failing to perform job responsibilities
Impressment
The act of seizing seamen to serve against their will as sailors in a navy
Inaugural ceremony
The series of official events in which newly elected candidate is installed in office
Incumbent
Holding a position or political office
Indentured servitude
System in which a worker agrees to work for an employer or a certain amount of time in exchange for training or payment in land or goods at the end
Infringe
To limit or take away some of the rights of others
Inhumane
Cruel, unacceptable
Interpreter
Person who translates from one language to another
Intolerable
Unbearable
Isthmus
Narrow piece of land that connects two larger masses
Joint-stock company
Company that raises money by selling shares, or shares or interest in the company in the form of stock
Judicial
Having to do with courts of law or decisions of right and wrong
Judicial circuit
Lower courts that are organized according to region
Legislative
Having the power to make laws
Locomotive
Railroad engine
Massacre
The violent killing of defenseless people
Mayflower Compact
An agreement for self-government signed by the Pilgrims on the ship Mayflower
Medieval
Relating to the Middle Ages in Europe
Monetary economy
System of trade for goods and services that uses money rather than barter, or an exchange of goods
Mongol
A native of the Asian nation of Mongolia
Monopoly
Complete ownership or control of a resource or industry
Monotheism
The religious belief in one god
Mound Builders
Prehistoric Native American people who lived in the Mississippi River Valley and were known by the huge earthen mounds they built
Mutiny
The rebellion of a ship’s crew against the captain
Natural Rights
Rights that all people are born with and that cannot be taken away by the government
Oath of office
Promise made by a government official to obey the law and fulfill the responsibilities of his or her job
“On the brink “
Phrase, very close to the start of something
Pestilent
Infectious or sickly
Precedent
Example for future actions or decisions
Primary source
Firsthand account of a historical event
Proclamation
An important official announcement that is usually made to the public
Proprietary colony
A colony that us owned by an individual and not a joint-stock company
Provisions
Items in a legal document that state conditions or requirements
Quartering
The act of giving temporary lodging and meals to solders
Repeal
To cancel or do away with something such as a law
Resolution
Final decision usually meant to solve a problem or create a course of action
“The Rights of Englishmen”
Phrase, traditional legal rights that all English subjects in England were guaranteed
Sanctuary
A place that is protected from the law,a refuge
Secede
To formally withdraw membership
Self-determination
The ability of the people in country to decide their own government
Shaman
A religious leader who performs healing rites and rituals
Smallpox
A serious disease that spreads from person to person and causes a fever and a rash
Stampede
The rushed movement of a large group of animals
Taxes
Money that people are required to pay to support the workings of the government
“Tide of battle”
Phrase, a metaphor that describes how the advantage of one side or another can change over the course of fighting
Transcontinental railroad
A railroad that stretches across an entire continent
Treaty
A formal agreement between two or more groups, especially countries
“Trial by jury “
Phrase, a case of law decided by a group of one’s fellow citizens
Tropical latitudes
Areas around the equator that remain warm all year
Veto
To reject or refuse to approve a law
Yellow fever
An infection caused by a virus and spread by mosquitos in warm climates
