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vocab 32
Age of Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cartography | The science and art of making maps |
| colonies | Territory, often very large, under the political and economic control of another country |
| detrimental | Something that does harm or damage |
| epidemics | an outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads quickly and over a wide geographic area |
| inflation | A rise in prices, often due an increase in the supply of money |
| capitalism | An economic system, based on investment of money for profit |
| market economy | An economy in which prices are determined by the buying and selling decisions of individuals in the marketplace |
| cottage industry | a small-scale business in which people produce goods at home |
| mercantilism | an economic policy by which nations try to gather wealth by establishing colonies and controlling trade |
| policy | an overall plan, especially of a government |