US History Chapter 1: Vocab List

Crusades

Nine expeditions to take back control Christian sites in the Middle East from Muslims

Classical

related to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome

Renaissance

a period of intellectual and artistic creativity; means rebirth in French

Cape

a piece of land that juts out into a body of water

Devoted

commited

Circumnavigate

sail around (usually the world)

Contact

getting or getting near

Immunity

resistance

Missions

religious communities

Capitalism

an economic system where people invest money in businesses to make profit

Finance

managing money

joint-stock company

organizations that sold stock, or shares, in a venture

Funds

a sum of money saved for something

Entrepreneur

a business leader that combines money, ideas, raw materials, and labor to make goods

Mercantalism

belief in profitable trading

Buillion

a supply of gold and silver

Export

moving goods a country has to another country

Columbian exchange

an exchange of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases

Reformation

a movement to reform the Catholic Church

Protestantism

a new form of Christianity not accepting the leadership of the pope

Widespread

a large area

Armada

a fleet of warships

Northwestern passage

a direct water route through the Americas

Tenant farmers

paid rent and worked for their land for a set period of the year.

Rule of law

the law applies to everyone equally and all people should be treated the same.

Covenant

an agreement (one is between the Jews and God)

Theology

the study of religion and God

Social contract

an agreement between rulers and the people

Scientific method

an orderly way of collect and analyzing data

Conquistador

Spanish Explorer's who conquered people in other lands