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8th grade history
Unit 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compass | it shows directions |
| astrolabe | an astronomical instrument used to study stars |
| migration | a movement to a new area or country |
| Renaissance | a culture or style of art and architecture during the 14th-16th centuries |
| circumnavigate | when you sail or travel, all the way around the world |
| cape (land) | mainland that is bordered by 2 sides of water |
| conquistador | knights, soldiers, and explorers of the Spanish and the Portuguese |
| mission | an assignment carried out for political, religious, or commercial purposes involving travel |
| immunity | a protection or exemption from something |
| disease | an abnormal condition of the body or mind |
| reformation | making changes to something with the intention of setting it back on the normal path |
| Protestantism | the faith, practice, and church order of the Protestant churches |
| Northwest Passage | a direct water route through the Americas |
| persecute | to cause suffering because of your belief |
| dissent | when you publicly disagree with an official opinion or decision |
| pacifist | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| indentured servant | a person who works for a passage to America instead of money |
| indigo | a plant from which an indigo colored dye is obtained from |
| tobacco | a dried leaf which people smoke in pipes, cigars, and cigarettes |
| economy | a system of making and trading things of value |
| subsistence farming | farming of crops and livestock to feed only the farmer and his family |
| cash crop | crops that are grown to be sold in the market |
| triangular trade | trade across the Atlantic ocean between three ports or regions |
| slave code | a status of slaves and rights of their owners to have total power over them |
| import | a good or services that is brought into a country |
| export | a good or services that is brought into a country |
| mercantilism | a economic system of trade that spanned from the 16th century to the 18th century |
| Great Awakening | a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730-1740's. |
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Amy German
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