Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
Artifact
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
Exploration
the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
Technology
machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge.
Columbian Exchnage
the widespread transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World (the Americas) in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere, in the late 15th and following centuries.
Triangular Trade
used to refer to the trade in the 18th and 19th centuries that involved shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves, these slaves being shipped to the West Indies and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other commodities which were in turn shipped back to Britain.
Civilization
a society or community with a relatively high level of cultural and technological development
Culture
the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
Geography
he study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these
Indigenous
people inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists.
Primary Source
a first-hand or contemporary account of an event or topic.
Secondary Source
something thjat talks about or discusses a primary source
Corroboration
evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation.
Contextualize
the practice of placing or studying in context; understanding something by additionally examining the time and events around the subject.
Sourcing
the act of getting something, especially quotes or evidence, from a particular place:
Nomadic
roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently, or without a fixed pattern of movement
