Lesson 1
thick sheets of ice.
Glaciers
Culture
Helped sailors determine their latitude while at sea.
Astrolabe
followers of a religious movement that began as an offshoot of Christianity in 17th century England.
quakers
a person or institution that owes a sum of money.
debtor
small communities were established.
settlements
Building of sun-dried brick
Adobe
New religion that emerged in the early 600s
Islam
a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.
royal colony
a tropical plant of the pea family, which was formerly widely cultivated as a source of dark blue dye.
indigo
extra.they grew more than they needed and could trade extra
surplus
An area (region) in which people share a similar way of life>
Culture region
Triangular shaped sail that allowed ships to travel toward the wind
Lateen
a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
cash crops
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
racism
a society or people sharing a language, territory,and economy-that has certain basic features.
CIVILIZATION
Collection of sun-dried brick villages.
Pueblos
Several generations live in one household
Extended family
a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania, chiefly by descendants of 17th- and 18th-century Protestant immigrants from the Rhineland.
state defining the status of slaves and the rights of their owners and giving slaveowners absolute power over their slaves.
slave code
political unit that controls a city and its surrounding land.
CITY-STATE
A council of 50, formed an alliance to end the fighting.
Iroquois league
System of lords who owed loyalty and military service to the monarchs in exchange for land.
Feudalism
a place where people are protected from danger and trouble
haven
act of Parliament granting freedom of worship to Nonconformists
act of toleration