UNIT 1 VOCABULARY

cash crops

Crop that is sold for money…

Cotton

Tobacco

A Period of 100 years

1500-1600

Century

civilization

Developed culture with organized religion and laws.

colonization

to establish a colony

Columbian Exchange

Exchange of goods, ideas, and people between Europe and the Americans.

culture

The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.

economic

a social science concerned with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

environment

the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded

exploration

the investigation of unknown regions

geography

a science that deals with the location of living and nonliving things on earth and the way they affect one another

mercantilism

The theory that a state’s or nation’s power depended on its wealth.

mission

A religious settlement

monotheistic

the belief that there is only one God

polytheistic

belief in or worship of more than one god

natural resources

the natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc.

Northwest Passage

Water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers.

plantation

A large estate run by an owner or manager and farmed by laborers who live there.

Political

Connected to a political party

raw materials

material before being processed or manufactured into a final form

regions

a district without respect to boundaries

representative government

A representative government is a system in which the people elect representatives to represent their ideas in the governing body.

social

The interaction between and individual and a group.

theocracy

A form of government where society is ruled by religious leaders.