Unit 1 Vocabulary Terms
Term
Definition
Immunity
an ability to resist a particular
disease either through genetic
resistance or surviving it
Northwest
Passage
an all-water route from Europe
to Asia through North America
Charter
written contract giving the
right to establish a colony and
administer the laws there
Columbian
Exchange
the transfer of plants, animals,
and diseases between the New
World (N+S America) and the
Old World of Europe, Africa,
and Asia
Treaty of
Tordesillas
agreement blessed by the Pope
that divided the Western
hemisphere into Spanish and
Portuguese lands.
Missionaries
Person sent by the church to
convert Native Americans to
Christianity
Colony
a group of people who leave
their native country, settle in a
new land, and remain governed
by their homeland
Conquistador
Spanish soldier that explored
the Americas and claimed the
land for Spain
Mercantilism
economic system that
increased money in a country’s
treasury by exporting more
goods than they imported.
Visual or used in a sentence
Coexistence
a policy of living in peace with
others despite having different
cultures, goals, economies, or type
of government
Encomienda
System
a Spanish grant of land and
slave labor by Native Americans
(often for cash crops)
PERSIA TERMS
Political
Who makes and enforces the
laws?
Key terms: Courts and Laws;
treaties and wars;
Leaders and popular
participation in government
Economic
How do we meet our wants and
needs or make a living?
Key Terms: Agriculture, Labor
and Job Specialization, Money,
Industry, Trade, and
Technology
Religious
What do we believe?
Beliefs and Teachings, God or
gods, Holy Books, sin/salvation,
Social Interaction
Social
How do we relate to each
other?
Families, Gender Roles, Social
Classes, Entertainment
How do we learn? How do we
Intellectual
(Culture /Arts) express ourselves?
Education, Arts, Music, Writing
and Literature, Math and
Science, Inventions
Area
(Geography)
How does where we live impact
how we live?
Physical Location and
Characteristics of Place,
Movement, Human Environment
Interaction