Science Chap. 1

Question 1

Settlement

Answer 1

a place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community.

Question 2

Civilization

Answer 2

the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.

Question 3

City State

Answer 3

a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

Question 4

Feudalism

Answer 4

a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return.

Question 5

Crusades

Answer 5

a vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change.

Question 6

Silk Road

Answer 6

a network of paths connecting civilizations in the East and West

Question 7

Renaissance

Answer 7

the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.

Question 8

Culture

Answer 8

the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.

Question 9

Culture-Region

Answer 9

a region with people who share common cultural characteristics

Question 10

Tribe

Answer 10

a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.

Question 11

Iroquois League

Answer 11

a political alliance and a cultural community of the Native American tribes inhabiting the region of the Great Lakes, formed to facilitate peace between them.

Question 12

Colony

Answer 12

a group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country

Question 13

Circumnavigate

Answer 13

sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world).

Question 14

Colombian Exchange

Answer 14

the exchange of diseases, ideas, food. crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christo pher Columbus in 1492