Social studies

Push factor

Something that makes people want to leave a place.

Pull factor

Something that attracts people to a place or an activity.

Cultural diffusion

The spread of cultural trends across locations.

Isolated culture

Minority communities operate independently from the majority culture.

Diverse culture

When people from different ethnic backgrounds coexist and live together in harmony.

Printing press

A machine that uses ink to transfer words and images to paper.

Heretic

A person who believes or teaches something opposed to accepted beliefs.

Triangular Trade

The name for the routes that people in Europe, Africa, and the Americas used to trade goods and enslaved people long ago.

Mercantilism

A nationalist economic policy designed to maximize exports and minimize imports for an economy.

Why did Spain and Portugal want to find new trade routes to Asia?

To spread Christianity, to become rich through trade, and to become recognized.

How are countries going to get natural resources from new places?

Countries can get natural resources from trade and from colonization.

How did the church deal with scientists during this time?

The church claimed they committed heresy.

How were natives' lives changed due to colonization?

Natives' lives changed by the spreading of disease and by progressing from the trade of new things brought from other countries.