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Tribes, European Exp
Vocab for the first 2 units of study
Term | Definition |
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Migrate / Migration | to move from one place to another and establish a home |
Environment | all of the physical surroundings of an area |
Natural Resource | useful material found in nature |
adapt | To change in order to adjust to new conditions |
culture | a people’s way of life |
Cultural Region | an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language |
dominate | to be most noticeable in a group |
artifact | an object made by a human being |
peasant | Person in medieval Europe forced to farm a noble's lands in order to survive and in exchange for protection |
feudalism | The main social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobles held lands from the King in exchange for military service, and peasants were forced to live on their lord's land and work in exchange for protection. |
pilgrim | Person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons. The people who went on Crusade were pilgrims. |
Columbian Exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseases and people across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas |
Slavery | The treatment of people as property |
conquistadors | Spanish soldier-explorers |
colony | A new settlement or territory established and governed by another country |
missionaries | People who travel to new places to try and change another people’s religion |
convert | To change one’s religion |
revolt | To rise up against someone in power (usually with violence) |