Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of "commerce"?

• release from enslavement

• the buying and selling of goods and services; trade

• to move goods illegally

• a system of law in which codes and statutes carry greater weight than prior court decisions

What does "investment" mean?

• money that is spent in order to make a profit

• a written or spoken agreement, usually about business

• the arrival of a large number of people

• to grant or transfer

What is a "contract"?

• a system of law in which prior court decisions carry greater weight than codes and statutes

• a written or spoken agreement, usually about business

• the complete ownership or control of a resource or industry

• to discuss the terms of an agreement

What does "monopoly" refer to?

• the complete ownership or control of a resource or industry

• to move goods illegally

• a person who governs a kingdom when the monarch is unable to

• release from enslavement

What is the role of a "regent"?

• a person who governs a kingdom when the monarch is unable to

• the arrival of a large number of people

• to grant or transfer

• mild or tolerant

What does "manumission" mean?

• release from enslavement

• to discuss the terms of an agreement

• money that is spent in order to make a profit

• a system of law in which codes and statutes carry greater weight than prior court decisions

What is an "influx"?

• the arrival of a large number of people

• a written or spoken agreement, usually about business

• to move goods illegally

• referring to a group of people who share a similar culture

What does "civil law" refer to?

• a system of law in which codes and statutes carry greater weight than prior court decisions

• the buying and selling of goods and services; trade

• to grant or transfer

• mild or tolerant

What is "common law"?

• a system of law in which prior court decisions carry greater weight than codes and statutes

• the complete ownership or control of a resource or industry

• to discuss the terms of an agreement

• release from enslavement

What is an "asset"?

• something that is owned by a person, company, or country

• to move goods illegally

• a person who governs a kingdom when the monarch is unable to

• mild or tolerant