Unit 1 Section 4 Vocabulary

Unit 1 Section 4 Vocabulary

Maintain

to keep of preserve

Mesoamerica

Cultural area in central america that extends from central mexico through what is now Belize

Slash-and-Burn Agriculture

the process of cutting, burning, and clearing land for agriculture

Terrace Farming

method of farming in which steps are cut into a hillside to provide a flat surface for growing crops.

Multiple Choice

the process of cutting, burning, and clearing land for agriculture

• Assimilate

• House of Burgess

• Slash-and Burn Agriculture

• Colombian Exchange

Multiple Choice

to keep or preserve

• Epidemic

• Assimilate

• Cartography

• Maintain

Multiple Choice

Cultural area in central america that extends from central mexico through what is now Belize

• Mesoamerica

• Assimilate

• Terrace farming

• House of Burgess

Multiple Choice

method of farming in which steps are cut into a hillside to provide a flat surface for growing crops

• House of Burgess

• Terrace Farming

• Colombian Exchange

• Mesoamerica

Technology

a piece of equipment created to solve a problem

Age of Discovery

a period from the 1400s to the 1700s in which Europeans explored Africa, the Americas, and Asia

Astrolabe

an instrument that was used to find and calculate the positions of stars and objects in space

Cartography

the science of mapmaking

Multiple Choice

a period from the 1400s to the 1700s in which Europeans explored Africa, the Americas, and Asia

• Commercial Revolution

• Age of Discovery

• Seven Year's War

• Mission System

Multiple Choice

an instrument that was used to find and calculate the positions of stars and objects in space

• Astrolabe

• House of Burgess

• Mesoamerica

• Assimilate

Multiple Choice

a piece of equipment created to solve a problem

• Colonization

• Encomienda System

• Technology

• Conquistadors

Multiple Choice

the science of mapmaking

• assimilate

• cartography

• epidemic

• maintain

Colonization

a process where one nation conquers and settles another country for its own benefit

Mission System

a system run by Spanish priests to convert American Indians to Catholicism

Encomienda System

a set of laws that were used to grant lands and establish a labor supply in Spanish colonies

Conquistadors

Spanish military leaders who conquered American Indians during the 1500s

Assimilate

to cause another to become part of one's culture or way of life

Epidemic

a severe outbreak of disease

Multiple Choice

a severe outbreak of disease

• Dependent

• Epidemic

• Maintain

• Cartography

Multiple Choice

a system run by Spanish priests to convert American Indians to Catholicism

• Mission system

• Encomienda System

• Conquistadors

• Age of Discovery

Multiple Choice

Spanish military leaders who conquered American Indians during the 1500s

• Age of Discovery

• Conquistadors

• Technology

• Mission System

Multiple Choice

a set of laws that were used to grant lands and establish a labor supply in Spanish colonies

• Colonization

• Mission System

• Encomienda System

• Technology

Multiple Choice

to cause another to become part of one's culture or way of life

• Invest

• Mesoamerica

• Assimilate

• Astrolabe

Multiple Choice

a process where one nation conquers and settles another country for its own benefit

• Colonization

• Encomienda System

• Puritan

• Technology

Colombian Exchange

the transfer of plants, animals, goods, ideas, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas following colonization

Joint-Stock Company

a business arrangement in which individual investors each buy part of a company so they can share the risks and profits

Mercantilism

economic theory that required nations to collect gold and silver and to control trade with their colonies by exporting manufactured goods and receiving raw materials

Invest

to put money into something, such as a bank, business, or property, to make a profit.

Commercial Revolution

a great increase in global trade and wealth that was boosted by European exploration of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Capitalism

an economic system in which private individuals own businesses and property and are free to invest their wealth

Multiple Choice

a great increase in global trade and wealth that was boosted by European exploration of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

• Conquistadors

• Seven Years' War

• Commercial Revolution

• Age of Discovery

Multiple Choice

an economic system in which private individuals own businesses and property and are free to invest their wealth

• Astrolabe

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Assimilate

Multiple Choice

the transfer of plants, animals, goods, ideas, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas following colonization

• House of Burgess

• Joint-Stock Company

• Slash-and-Burn Agriculture

• Colombian Exchange

Multiple Choice

economic theory that required nations to collect gold and silver and to control trade with their colonies by exporting manufactured goods and receiving raw materials

• Capitalism

• Terrace Farming

• Mesoamerica

• Mercantilism

Multiple Choice

to put money into something, such as a bank, business, or property, to make a profit.

• Astrolabe

• Invest

• Dependent

• Assimilate

Multiple Choice

a business arrangement in which individual investors each buy part of a company so they can share the risks and profits

• Colombian exchange

• Terrace Farming

• Joint-Stock Company

• House of Burgess

House of Burgess

the first elective representative body in Britain's American colonies, located in Virginia

Puritan

a member of a Protestant group that opposed certain practices of the Church of England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Dependent

determined by or reliant on something else

Seven Years' War

a worldwide conflict in 1756-63 between Austria and its allies, including France, and Prussia and its allies, including England

Multiple Choice

a worldwide conflict in 1756-63 between Austria and its allies, including France, and Prussia and its allies, including England

• Seven Years' War

• Mission System

• Commercial Revolution

• Age of Discovery

Multiple Choice

a member of a Protestant group that opposed certain practices of the Church of England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

• Puritan

• Encomienda System

• Colonization

• Technology

Multiple Choice

determined by or reliant on something else

• Assimilate

• Invest

• Epidemic

• Dependent

Multiple Choice

the first elective representative body in Britain's American colonies, located in Virginia

• Astrolabe

• Colombian Exchange

• House of Burgess

• Terrace Farming