UNIT 1 VOCABULARY

cash crops  Crop that is sold for money… Cotton Tobacco

 A Period of 100 years Century

civilization  Developed culture with organized religion and laws.

colonization  to establish a colonycolony

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.